Official Cup

Visotsαni Stadium
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 0) Garth Basham made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garth Basham in the 5th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Tino Lumijärvi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 于铮誉 made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Andreas Kioubouroglou sent off a good shot on target. After 11 minutes of play, TRAFFIC FC's Gerardo Claus made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tino Lumijärvi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th minute, Dimosthenis Fyssas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garth Basham in the 19th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Tino Lumijärvi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when Kolopetinitsa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaggelos Siopis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gerardo Claus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaggelos Siopis to maneuver through the defense. TRAFFIC FC were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Kolopetinitsa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Panagiotis Baltas took the corner. Yuri Ibrishimov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tino Lumijärvi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Garth Basham got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 39thth minute of the game Gerardo Claus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kolopetinitsa's Tino Lumijärvi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 彭霖峰 in the 40th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Tino Lumijärvi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Gerardo Claus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tino Lumijärvi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 于铮誉 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Kioubouroglou in the 45th minute of play. The Kolopetinitsa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. TRAFFIC FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dimosthenis Fyssas to strike the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Tino Lumijärvi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yuri Ibrishimov. With his leg Tino Lumijärvi managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when TRAFFIC FC's Gerardo Claus fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dimosthenis Fyssas in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 于铮誉 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 57th minute Dimosthenis Fyssas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 于铮誉 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gerardo Claus fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TRAFFIC FC's protests and gave Gerardo Claus a yellow card for diving instead. After 60 played minutes TRAFFIC FC got a freekick which was hit by Gerardo Claus. TRAFFIC FC made a substitution. Borimir Vringov replaced Panagiotis Baltas. 64 minutes into the match, TRAFFIC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dimosthenis Fyssas came free, but 于铮誉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerardo Claus got free with Tino Lumijärvi in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 72nd match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaggelos Siopis to maneuver through the defense. Garth Basham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tino Lumijärvi having to interfere. When Miltiadis Alexopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kolopetinitsa's protests and gave Miltiadis Alexopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. After 75 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Miltiadis Alexopoulos. In the 76th match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Odysseas Kourkounas to maneuver through the defense. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when TRAFFIC FC's Garth Basham in the 77th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Tino Lumijärvi was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Kolopetinitsa through an amazing save. Nikos Paspalidis kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. The TRAFFIC FC fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when TRAFFIC FC's Garth Basham looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 85 minutes of play, TRAFFIC FC's Yuri Ibrishimov made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tino Lumijärvi was left in no man's land by his defense there! TRAFFIC FC's Garth Basham got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tino Lumijärvi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garth Basham in the 90th minute of the match. Odysseas Kourkounas's late challenge caught a TRAFFIC FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Odysseas Kourkounas helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Odysseas Kourkounas hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Kalin Todorchev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tino Lumijärvi skillfully saved the ball. Gerardo Claus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. TRAFFIC FC played a much better game than Kolopetinitsa and deserved their victory. The Kolopetinitsa players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.