Official Cup

MAURO ARENA
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Islam Slimani got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes of play, O.T.E's Orlando Rivera made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lu Hong Qiang was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Orlando Rivera in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lu Hong Qiang saved Mauro from getting behind. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Alekos Roubakis sped through Mauro's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lu Hong Qiang. Adam Zacharczyk's late challenge caught a O.T.E's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adam Zacharczyk helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of O.T.E booed when Mauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Zacharczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. When O.T.E's Orlando Rivera in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mauro's goalie prevented a goal. Lu Hong Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Rivera in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mauro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lakis Kazantzakis was slow to take the kick. During this time O.T.E's players had a chance to rest. Lakis Kazantzakis made a great header on O.T.E's corner, it was just that Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang managed to reach the ball for a save. Lu Hong Qiang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Orlando Rivera's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Adam Zacharczyk got his second yellow card in the match during the 26th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of O.T.E booed when Mauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Zacharczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orlando Rivera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lu Hong Qiang having to interfere. Ali Ömer Ongu charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Ömer Ongu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th minute, Ali Ömer Ongu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 35 minutes, Alekos Roubakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. O.T.E's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alekos Roubakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 37th minute, Nicola Zalewski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mauro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Nicola Zalewski hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alekos Roubakis in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lu Hong Qiang prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Orlando Rivera to strike the kick off in the second half. If Orlando Rivera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lu Hong Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Rivera, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Javier García made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicola Zalewski in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Rivera in the 61st minute of play forced Mauro's goalkeeper Lu Hong Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Islam Slimani, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 62 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Javier García was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Javier García showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Islam Slimani in the 66th minute of the match. Lu Hong Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Rivera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Islam Slimani came free, but Javier García reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. O.T.E made a substitution. Özen Baroğlu replaced Orlando Rivera. In the 74th minute, Özen Baroğlu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The O.T.E fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Thrasivoulos Stamatis hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicola Zalewski in the 80th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Javier García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Özen Baroğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lu Hong Qiang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Özen Baroğlu's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Özen Baroğlu fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. O.T.E's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.