Prized/Friendly Cup

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zlatan Messi started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Samurai Champions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Erli Haaland came free, but Márcio de Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrianinho Leme hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Márcio de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sofoklis Siamantouras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Kerkyra FC defense, Cido Recife kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alisson Becker. The Kerkyra FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alisson Becker should have stopped the shot. Samurai Champions FC's Márcio de Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argyris Kanetis in the 18th minute of play. Argyris Kanetis kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Samurai Champions FC's Cido Recife got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Giannis Verikios made in the 28th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zlatan Messi. 30 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cido Recife came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zlatan Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Márcio de Brito made a huge save. A collision led to Samurai Champions FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Dominique Dahlstrom hit a great ball. When Zlatan Messi came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Kerkyra FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zlatan Messi couldn't finish the play.

Márcio de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sofoklis Siamantouras in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65th minute Zlatan Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Márcio de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faustão Ramalho hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. If Zlatan Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samurai Champions FC's Márcio de Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sofoklis Siamantouras in the 77th minute of play. Franklin do Nascimento blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alisson Becker having to make a save. Márcio de Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erli Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Samurai Champions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sofoklis Siamantouras came free, but Márcio de Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Zlatan Messi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kerkyra FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.