Official Cup

Grbavica
Spectators: 9624 (Terracing: 7025, Seating: 2420, VIP seats: 179) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Murat Zelenika got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes FK KLIS got a freekick which was hit by Muzafer Mašić. After 7 minutes of play, FK KLIS's Pat Rice made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grigoris Koufakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Grigoris Koufakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murat Zelenika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, FK KLIS's goal looked a bit too open when Camillo Pesce came free, but Giannis Konstantinou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute Murat Zelenika shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigoris Koufakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FK KLIS's Giannis Konstantinou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save FK KLIS from getting a goal against them. Giannis Konstantinou was a little too slow when Nelson Mandela got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-1. Giannis Konstantinou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Mandela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigoris Koufakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pat Rice, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, FK Željezničar's goal looked a bit too open when Börge Tidéksson came free, but Grigoris Koufakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FK Željezničar's Nelson Mandela got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, FK Željezničar's goal looked a bit too open when Pat Rice came free, but Grigoris Koufakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giannis Konstantinou had great luck who in the 30thth minute grab hold of the ball when Nelson Mandela from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Giannis Konstantinou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nelson Mandela's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. A collision led to FK KLIS getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Yuan Bin Liang hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Mandela in the 33rd minute of play forced FK KLIS's goalkeeper Giannis Konstantinou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute of the match FK Željezničar got a corner. FK KLIS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Šemsudin Kamber ran over to the corner to take the kick. FK Željezničar's Nelson Mandela was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Giannis Konstantinou in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 34thth minute of the game Nelson Mandela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK KLIS's Giannis Konstantinou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th minute Nelson Mandela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Konstantinou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Konstantinou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Bogdanović, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Grigoris Koufakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murat Zelenika in the 44th minute of play. Grigoris Koufakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pat Rice in the 45th minute of the match. FK Željezničar's Grigoris Koufakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pat Rice in the 45th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nelson Mandela to make the kick off. Giannis Konstantinou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Mandela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FK KLIS's Giannis Konstantinou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikola Bogdanović in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, FK Željezničar's goalkeeper Grigoris Koufakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Murat Zelenika. Giannis Konstantinou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo Pesce, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Giannis Konstantinou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Pesce in the 64th minute of the match. FK KLIS's Beno Perzivović was substituted for Slawomir Polkoski. FK KLIS's Mei Yao Di was substituted for Zumbul Nurković. FK KLIS's Eldar Huseinović was substituted for Yuan Bin Liang. Camillo Pesce was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. FK Željezničar made a substitution. Adi Jusufović replaced Nelson Mandela. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murat Zelenika got free with Grigoris Koufakis in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grigoris Koufakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Börge Tidéksson in the 85th minute of play. After 91 minutes of play, FK KLIS's Murat Zelenika made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grigoris Koufakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giannis Konstantinou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Pesce in the 93rd minute of play.

The FK KLIS players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.