Official Cup

Selhurst Park
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silviu Novac kicked off to start the match. Fanis Geronimidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justino Eusko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doni Cordeiro in the 3rd minute of play forced Fleetwood Town's goalkeeper Cristian Mateo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Bob Geldof's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fanis Geronimidis was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 8 minutes into the match, Silviu Novac had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Mateo. Fleetwood Town's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silviu Novac was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Cristian Mateo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evren Yezid in the 10th minute of play. Belotaurus FC's Fanis Geronimidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justino Eusko in the 11th minute of play. Fanis Geronimidis made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Rick Shaw sent off a good shot on target. After 13 minutes, Erivaldo Perez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belotaurus FC and the Fleetwood Town players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Belotaurus FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Erivaldo Perez hit a great ball. Cristian Mateo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doni Cordeiro in the 15th minute of the match. If Justino Eusko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rick Shaw got free with Fanis Geronimidis in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justino Eusko in the 23rd minute of play forced Belotaurus FC's goalkeeper Fanis Geronimidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oğuzer Saye, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute, Oğuzer Saye made a precise shot to the right of Fanis Geronimidis. Belotaurus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Fleetwood Town's Cristian Mateo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erivaldo Perez in the 37th minute of play. Cristian Mateo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doni Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Doni Cordeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Mateo was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. A collision led to Fleetwood Town getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Sebastián Battaglia hit a great ball. After 44 played minutes, Belotaurus FC's Erivaldo Perez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristian Mateo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Belotaurus FC reached it. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Bob Geldof made the kick off in the second half. Fanis Geronimidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bob Geldof, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Mateo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silviu Novac in the 55th minute of the match. Cristian Mateo had great luck who in the 55thth minute grab hold of the ball when Silviu Novac from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Fanis Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oğuzer Saye in the 58th minute of play. Fleetwood Town's Cristian Mateo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Fleetwood Town from getting a goal against them. Fanis Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oğuzer Saye in the 61st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Evren Yezid in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Mateo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Esteve Barto hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Fleetwood Town's Cristian Mateo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erivaldo Perez in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Fleetwood Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteve Barto to maneuver through the defense. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oğuzer Saye, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 83rd minute Rick Shaw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Geronimidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Fleetwood Town's goal looked a bit too open when Silviu Novac came free, but Cristian Mateo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Fleetwood Town booed when Belotaurus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Vianna didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute of the match Chukwualuka Okaka Chuka sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fanis Geronimidis skillfully saved the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Belotaurus FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.