Official Cup

Benns
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Polybos Koumanidis stood somewhat misplaced when Cai Cheng Sang came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 5 minute. Kroios Mestas charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kroios Mestas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kroios Mestas hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Cai Cheng Sang got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cai Cheng Sang in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Polybos Koumanidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Polybos Koumanidis made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Cai Cheng Sang sent off a good shot on target. The throw-in from Dihnekis Spelas in the 15th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bennis's Thodoris Katsiaros. Leonardo Jara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epigonoi Anetakis in the 17th minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, Dihnekis Spelas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Bennis's Thodoris Katsiaros quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The long shot by Lin Xuan Hai in the 28th minute really tested Polybos Koumanidis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When Bennis's Cai Cheng Sang in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s goalie prevented a goal. If Cai Cheng Sang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 35 minutes into the match, Bennis's goal looked a bit too open when Epigonoi Anetakis came free, but Leonardo Jara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cai Cheng Sang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the match, Cai Cheng Sang dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Polybos Koumanidis, 4-0. Bennis's attentive Thodoris Katsiaros managed to snatch the ball when Dihnekis Spelas made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. After 44 minutes of play, Bennis's Cai Cheng Sang made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Polybos Koumanidis was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kithairon Moundalexakis was the one to do the kick off. Polybos Koumanidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Åke Granberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bennis's Leonardo Jara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aiolos Rorris in the 56th minute of play. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Cai Cheng Sang sped through ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Polybos Koumanidis. Dihnekis Spelas hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Bennis's Edwin Söderqvist was substituted for Sven-Åke Granberg. In the 63rd minute, Cai Cheng Sang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bennis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. 66 minutes into the game, Epigonoi Anetakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bennis the free kick. Bennis made a substitution. Donald Mac Donald replaced Malcolm Nyström. After a rather tough play, ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Epigonoi Anetakis got a free kick in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Söderqvist in the 70th minute of play forced ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s goalkeeper Polybos Koumanidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bennis's Roy Vesterberg was substituted for Aloísio Senna. A collision led to ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Kithairon Moundalexakis hit a great ball. Bennis were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lin Xuan Hai took the corner. 84 minutes into the game, Bennis's Cai Cheng Sang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Polybos Koumanidis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. In the 87th minute, Edwin Söderqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Polybos Koumanidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. 90 minutes into the match, Edwin Söderqvist notched a goal, 11-0, to the right of ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Polybos Koumanidis. Polybos Koumanidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bennis had won after a very even match.