Official Cup

WIERCHY
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Sheriff's Omiros Kaloumenos 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. Thanks to some nice moves Cyryl Giejda could shoot a difficult shot in the 3rd minute, which Manos Melogiannis however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Kapopoulos in the 6th minute of play forced FC ICEWIND DALE's goalkeeper Emil Zawadzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Giorgos Samoladas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Zawadzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitris Kapopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cyryl Giejda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Manos Melogiannis made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Sheriff's Dimitris Kapopoulos got a free kick in the 16th minute. Manos Melogiannis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cyryl Giejda in the 24th minute. After 24 minutes, Giorgos Samoladas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sheriff and the FC ICEWIND DALE players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sheriff's Giorgos Samoladas got a free kick in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wladyslaw Brytka in the 25th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Manos Melogiannis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wladyslaw Brytka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Manos Melogiannis made a huge save. In the 27th minute Cyryl Giejda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manos Melogiannis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dimitris Kapopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emil Zawadzki was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute Dimitris Kapopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Zawadzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emil Zawadzki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Kapopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emil Zawadzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omiros Kaloumenos, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 43 minutes into the match, FC ICEWIND DALE's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Kapopoulos came free, but Emil Zawadzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute, Omiros Kaloumenos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sheriff fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wladyslaw Brytka stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Emil Zawadzki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandros Vikelidis in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, Cyryl Giejda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Omiros Kaloumenos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Emil Zawadzki made a huge save. Emil Zawadzki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Samoladas in the 76th minute of the match. Sheriff's Manos Melogiannis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyryl Giejda in the 80th minute of play. When FC ICEWIND DALE's Beniamin Cieliczka in 85 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Manos Melogiannis guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. When Sheriff's Dimitris Kapopoulos in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC ICEWIND DALE's goalie prevented a goal. Patryk Ranowiecki hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Manos Melogiannis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wincent Debowski in the 94th minute of the match. Manos Melogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wincent Debowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Stefanos Vrettos hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. In the 99thth minute of the game Wladyslaw Brytka who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sheriff's Manos Melogiannis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Sheriff supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sheriff would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.