Official Cup

Valhalla Stadium
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, 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. Radowit Hetman started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, AEK FC's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Ferrando came free, but Kenneth Knudsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Ferrando in the 3rd minute of play forced AEK FC's goalkeeper Kenneth Knudsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by AEK FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Şofiq Macías was slow to take the kick. During this time Azul Y Plomo's players had a chance to rest. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Leo Matute managed to get in a good position for a shot. Azul Y Plomo's supporters rose to their feet, but Leo Matute was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kenneth Knudsen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kenneth Knudsen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Francisco Ferrando showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 12 minute of play. Hugo Juarros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Stordal in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, AEK FC's Divock Origi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Juarros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After 20 played minutes Azul Y Plomo got a freekick which was hit by Zuri Macías. Hugo Juarros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Stordal in the 21st minute of the match. Hugo Juarros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Stordal, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Francisco Ferrando struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Kenneth Knudsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Azul Y Plomo. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by AEK FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Şofiq Macías was slow to take the kick. During this time Azul Y Plomo's players had a chance to rest. Şofiq Macías made a great header on Azul Y Plomo's corner, it was just that AEK FC's Kenneth Knudsen managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francisco Ferrando in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kenneth Knudsen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the game, Francisco Ferrando cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Kenneth Knudsen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 37 minutes into the match, AEK FC's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Ferrando came free, but Kenneth Knudsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kenneth Knudsen was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Francisco Ferrando capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Francisco Ferrando really showed his touch with that goal: 5-1. The audience was convinced that Divock Origi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hugo Juarros was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Francisco Ferrando made the kick off in the second half. Hugo Juarros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radowit Hetman in the 55th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Adam Svenning in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Azul Y Plomo's Urki Fermosel. 58 minutes into the match, AEK FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Matute came free, but Kenneth Knudsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Juarros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Stordal, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Azul Y Plomo's goalkeeper Hugo Juarros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Radowit Hetman. The audience thought a goal was coming when Radowit Hetman got free with Hugo Juarros in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Azul Y Plomo's Rogerio Arcos was substituted for Hidalgo Alais. Leo Matute received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Kenneth Knudsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Francisco Ferrando notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of AEK FC's Kenneth Knudsen. Kenneth Knudsen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AEK FC's Kenneth Knudsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zuri Macías in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radowit Hetman in the 78th minute of play forced Azul Y Plomo's goalkeeper Hugo Juarros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Matute might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kenneth Knudsen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leo Matute ran back to his position shaking his head. Abdi Malkoçoğlu hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 84 played minutes AEK FC got a freekick which was hit by Abdi Malkoçoğlu. AEK FC's Kenneth Knudsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Matute in the 85th minute of play. Kenneth Knudsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Matute, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kenneth Knudsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Matute, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Kenneth Knudsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Lugano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Azul Y Plomo fans cheered their team off the field, for while AEK FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.