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AGIA SOPHIA
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xie Cheng Xiao started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xie Cheng Xiao in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fodor Daniel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 13 minutes into the match, ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xie Cheng Xiao in the 14th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th match minute, ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhat Kaya to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Yong 夏侯渊 hit a great ball. In the 30th minute, Szekeres Tamas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos having to interfere. Antal Valentin took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos. Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antal Valentin, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antal Valentin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Antal Valentin made a precise shot to the right of Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos. ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Xie Cheng Xiao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fodor Daniel having to interfere. In the 56th minute, one of Hungary:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hungary. Fodor Daniel had in the 57thth minute some difficulties stopping Xie Cheng Xiao's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 60th minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Takacs Tibor hit a great ball. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xie Cheng Xiao in the 65th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Major Barna made a precise shot to the right of Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos. ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 74 minutes into the match, ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's Xie Cheng Xiao sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodor Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Szekeres Tamas made in the 75th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's Haimon Angelis. Xie Cheng Xiao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Fodor Daniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's zone, Antal Valentin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos came out of the goal and Antal Valentin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 87 minutes into the match, Yong 夏侯渊 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fodor Daniel. Hungary's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yong 夏侯渊 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. After 93 minutes of play, Hungary's Takacs Tibor made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alekos Kyriakoulopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hungary's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.