Official Cup

KLEANTHIS VIKELIDIS
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chu Zhen Xun started the match with the kick off. If Chu Zhen Xun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abubakar Kamarád blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jean-François Baudu having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Fierce's zone, Matthis Paelemans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-François Baudu came out of the goal and Matthis Paelemans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute, Chu Zhen Xun made a precise shot to the right of Jean-François Baudu. Fierce's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Jean-François Baudu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abubakar Kamarád in the 11th minute. Jean-François Baudu was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Abubakar Kamarád capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abubakar Kamarád really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Mahmud Alp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loïc Ruckebusch in the 22nd minute of play. In the 27th minute, Thibaut Giret hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Chu Zhen Xun dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jean-François Baudu, 4-0. Loïc Ruckebusch kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Jean-François Baudu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abubakar Kamarád's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. In the 35th match minute, Fierce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thibaut Giret to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Chu Zhen Xun tried to score from far away in the 36th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Abubakar Kamarád had several of the Fierce's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 39 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 5-0 score and a disappointed Jean-François Baudu as he didn't even see the shot coming. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Chu Zhen Xun got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Loïc Ruckebusch was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rdth minute Chu Zhen Xun beautifully dribbled past Fierce's defense and it looked for a moment as a certain goal, but Jean-François Baudu pulled off a phantom save to prevent the ball from scoring on his left hand side. After 54 minutes Fierce's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chu Zhen Xun who took care of the corner kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Abubakar Kamarád advanced and headed the ball into goal, 6-0 in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, Fierce's Ramón Sirvent got a free kick in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Abubakar Kamarád notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Fierce's Jean-François Baudu. Jean-François Baudu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 64 minutes into the game, Abubakar Kamarád cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Jean-François Baudu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Abubakar Kamarád had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Emanúel Iturbe was substituted for Matthis Paelemans. Abubakar Kamarád received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Jean-François Baudu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82ndth minute of the game Abubakar Kamarád who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fierce's Jean-François Baudu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Abubakar Kamarád sped through Fierce's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jean-François Baudu. In the 86thth minute of the game Abubakar Kamarád who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fierce's Jean-François Baudu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cirilo Uxio's late challenge caught a ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cirilo Uxio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th minute, Cirilo Uxio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kornel Brahm didn't quite understand what happened when in the 89 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 92nd minute, Abubakar Kamarád left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. had played much better football throughout.