Official Cup

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 191 (Terracing: 144, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Avraam Sevastopoulos kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Evripidis Zoubadellis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hisham Abdul Nasser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Akram Munahid came free with the goalkeeper in the 6th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vaggelis Lalas could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lotfi El Makhtoub in the 12th minute of play forced YELLOW FC's goalkeeper Vaggelis Lalas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Evripidis Zoubadellis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hisham Abdul Nasser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hisham Abdul Nasser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chatziioannou Sourlis in the 15th minute of play. Akram Munahids short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Vaggelis Lalas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Olof Kämpe in the 19th minute of play. Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avraam Sevastopoulos in the 23rd minute of play. Vaggelis Lalas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dirar Rashid in the 28th minute of play. In the 29thth minute of the game Dirar Rashid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but YELLOW FC's Vaggelis Lalas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 32 minutes into the match, YELLOW FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bashar Al Azra came free, but Vaggelis Lalas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akram Munahid's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Vaggelis Lalas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avraam Sevastopoulos in the 37th minute of play. After 37 played minutes Líbano got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Juwayn. Hisham Abdul Nasser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Olof Kämpe in the 39th minute of play. Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avraam Sevastopoulos in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Dirar Rashid hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Dirar Rashid made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, YELLOW FC's Jan-Olof Kämpe dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Nontas Ntalakouras charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nontas Ntalakouras the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 55 minutes into the match, Líbano's Bashar Al Azra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vaggelis Lalas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirar Rashid in the 56th minute of play forced YELLOW FC's goalkeeper Vaggelis Lalas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hisham Abdul Nasser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eutichios Panagakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. YELLOW FC's Vaggelis Lalas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirar Rashid in the 61st minute of play. Paul Grosso's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hisham Abdul Nasser firmly grabbed it by the left post. The corner led YELLOW FC's Thanasis Robos to fire away a dangerous shot which Hisham Abdul Nasser despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mohammad Juwayn hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Hisham Abdul Nasser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eutichios Panagakos in the 68th minute of the match. YELLOW FC's Vaggelis Lalas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirar Rashid in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Líbano's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Olof Kämpe came free, but Hisham Abdul Nasser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Dirar Rashid had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vaggelis Lalas. YELLOW FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dirar Rashid was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Hisham Abdul Nasser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chatziioannou Sourlis in the 81st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Dirar Rashid put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Vaggelis Lalas. If Dirar Rashid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Miyaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaggelis Lalas having to interfere. In the 95th match minute, YELLOW FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avraam Sevastopoulos to maneuver through the defense.