Official Cup

Tserna-Reka-V55
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Art Rhoades started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes Persepolis F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Soulis Souanis who took care of the corner kick. Dionysis Loizos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaughn Ledbetter in the 7th minute of the match. Dionysis Loizos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Amireau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dionysis Loizos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merlin Amireau, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute, Merlin Amireau left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Persepolis F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Persepolis F.C. getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Merlin Amireau hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Persepolis F.C.'s Art Rhoades sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dionysis Loizos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Fanis Kapernekas got a free kick in the 24th minute. The supporters of Persepolis F.C. booed when RO Army V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavlos Pantelakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Josue Hillman notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of RO Army V55's Dionysis Loizos. Dionysis Loizos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 33rd minute, Dwayne Dominguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Steven Serrano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Prodan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dionysis Loizos came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Persepolis F.C.'s Art Rhoades. But to his dismay, Art Rhoades quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Steven Serrano was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stamatis Leontiou showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 41 minute of play. Dionysis Loizos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Art Rhoades, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stamatis Leontiou to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, RO Army V55 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louis Makris to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Persepolis F.C. getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Léon Allred hit a great ball. Dionysis Loizos was a little too slow when Merlin Amireau got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 1-4. Louis Makris struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Steven Serrano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RO Army V55. In the 71st match minute, RO Army V55 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manos Komaitis to maneuver through the defense. Dionysis Loizos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Art Rhoades showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 79 minute of play. Art Rhoades received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Dionysis Loizos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. RO Army V55's Dionysis Loizos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesus Davies in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Vaggelis Zimaras got a free kick in the 90th minute. Persepolis F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.