Official Cup

Babbis Chatzios DPLD
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) TRAFFIC FC's 于铮誉 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedim Emekli in the 3rd minute of play. 于铮誉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltos Makris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Menios Chloros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Basham in the 6th minute of play. TRAFFIC FC were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Mean Machine's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Panagiotis Baltas took the corner. The corner led TRAFFIC FC's Panagiotis Baltas to fire away a dangerous shot which Menios Chloros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Nikos Stasinos made a great header on Mean Machine's corner, it was just that TRAFFIC FC's 于铮誉 managed to reach the ball for a save. 于铮誉 made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Carles Pujol sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerardo Claus in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Menios Chloros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 19 minutes into the match, TRAFFIC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Makris came free, but 于铮誉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg 于铮誉 managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Mean Machine's Nedim Emekli fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 21st minute of the match, Carles Pujol got a very nice opportunity to score, but 于铮誉 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Menios Chloros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Claus in the 22nd minute of play. 于铮誉 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedim Emekli in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute of the match Mean Machine got a corner. TRAFFIC FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nikos Stasinos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Mean Machine's Nikos Stasinos to fire away a dangerous shot which 于铮誉 despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Mean Machine's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Ibrishimov came free, but Menios Chloros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 于铮誉 made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Carles Pujol sent off a good shot on target. In the 31st minute Carles Pujol 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. A collision led to TRAFFIC FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Panagiotis Baltas hit a great ball. In the 38th minute, Nikos Stasinos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and TRAFFIC FC's 于铮誉 didn't even have to move. Menios Chloros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 彭霖峰 in the 42nd minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nedim Emekli made a kick off. After 53 played minutes TRAFFIC FC got a freekick which was hit by Valko Koshov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerardo Claus got free with Menios Chloros in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carles Pujol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 于铮誉 having to interfere. TRAFFIC FC made a substitution. Borimir Vringov replaced Panagiotis Baltas. In the 61st minute, Carles Pujol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 于铮誉 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Mean Machine made a substitution. Agnaldo Braga replaced Archibaldo Peñaranda. Mean Machine's Nikos Kioupouroglou was substituted for Miltos Makris. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Gerardo Claus put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Menios Chloros. Mean Machine's Agnaldo Braga quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tzvetan Búnev, made in the 81st minute of the game. 86 minutes into the match, TRAFFIC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nedim Emekli came free, but 于铮誉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 于铮誉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carles Pujol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in TRAFFIC FC's zone, Nedim Emekli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 于铮誉 came out of the goal and Nedim Emekli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Menios Chloros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garth Basham, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Mean Machine's attentive Daniil Bonoris managed to snatch the ball when Tzvetan Búnev made a throw-in in the 95th minute of the game. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.