Official Cup

Di Stéfano Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) After 2 played minutes 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 got a freekick which was hit by Noel Cearense. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Loukas Karaliopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Czermno's supporters rose to their feet, but Loukas Karaliopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kyriakos Antoniou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Jerzy Niedbalski came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the FC Czermno 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 Jerzy Niedbalski couldn't finish the play. Fedor Delafosse got a throw-in 10 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Alesander Cossio. Kyriakos Antoniou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerzy Niedbalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Flavius Ichim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Alesander Cossio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lin Hong Song saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after FC Czermno's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Petruț Caraiman took the corner. Bo-Erik Larsson hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Alesander Cossio had several of the FC Czermno's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 21 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Lin Hong Song as he didn't even see the shot coming. Kyriakos Antoniou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jerzy Niedbalski went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Petruț Caraiman in the 32nd minute. After 36 played minutes FC Czermno got a freekick which was hit by Leon Goretzka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alesander Cossio in the 38th minute of play forced FC Czermno's goalkeeper Lin Hong Song to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Petruț Caraiman in the 39th minute. A nice corner shot did that Petruț Caraiman got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lin Hong Song quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in FC Czermno's zone, Petruț Caraiman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lin Hong Song came out of the goal and Petruț Caraiman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerzy Niedbalski in the 46th minute of play forced 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's goalkeeper Kyriakos Antoniou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute Jerzy Niedbalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kyriakos Antoniou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Lin Hong Song took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alesander Cossio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Czermno's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Petruț Caraiman was slow to take the kick. During this time 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alesander Cossio in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lin Hong Song prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Czermno's Lin Hong Song played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petruț Caraiman in the 64th minute of play. FC Czermno made a substitution. Stefan Kapinos replaced Olaf Spychalski. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 70th minute, but Kyriakos Antoniou got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 hanging dry this time. 71 minutes into the game, Leon Goretzka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Czermno's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 the free kick. After 72 played minutes FC Czermno got a freekick which was hit by Leon Goretzka. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's Lucas Toscano was substituted for Petruț Caraiman. A collision led to FC Czermno getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Leon Goretzka hit a great ball. Lin Hong Song showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noel Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 76 minutes into the match, FC Czermno's goal looked a bit too open when Noel Cearense came free, but Lin Hong Song reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lin Hong Song showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Toscano in the 77th minute of the match. After 80th play minutes Jerzy Niedbalski shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Kyriakos Antoniou and just under the crossbar into goal. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's Renan Lopes was substituted for Alesander Cossio. The audience was convinced that Renan Lopes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lin Hong Song was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Kyriakos Antoniou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leon Goretzka in the 95th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.