Official Cup

TANTALOS ANGAVANAKIS
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Cyprus Eagles AFC's Apostolos Kazantzopoulos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Shi Peng Zhan made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Apostolos Kazantzopoulos sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Desislav Sergeev came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Shi Peng Zhan managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Cyprus Eagles AFC's Apostolos Kazantzopoulos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Desislav Sergeev in the 17th minute of play. After 18 minutes, Markos Chatzinathanail mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cyprus Eagles AFC and the HALO HANGZHOU players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 19 minutes, Wang Chen Hong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HALO HANGZHOU's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wang Chen Hong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Qian Lin Yu came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shi Peng Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desislav Sergeev in the 27th minute of play forced Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute HALO HANGZHOU were awarded a corner. Wang Chen Hong went to the cornerflag to take it. Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desislav Sergeev, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Lin Yu Hai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pavlos Fotiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qian Lin Yu in the 31st minute of play. Desislav Sergeev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Pavlos Fotiadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Markos Katselis to maneuver through the defense. When HALO HANGZHOU's Desislav Sergeev in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Lin Yu Hai scored 0-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Desislav Sergeev made a kick off. Shi Peng Zhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apostolos Kazantzopoulos in the 56th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Desislav Sergeev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavlos Fotiadis was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Apostolos Kazantzopoulos put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Shi Peng Zhan. After 63 minutes, Desislav Sergeev made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Desislav Sergeev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavlos Fotiadis was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 75th minute, Babbis Papoutsakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desislav Sergeev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, HALO HANGZHOU's Peng Kang Xing got a free kick in the 80th minute. Cyprus Eagles AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Qian Lin Yu scored to the left of an out of position Pavlos Fotiadis, making the score, 1-3. Qian Lin Yu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Pavlos Fotiadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pavlos Fotiadis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Desislav Sergeev's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desislav Sergeev in the 95th minute of play forced Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The HALO HANGZHOU players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.