Official Cup

Karaliai Kingdom
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Apostolis Polychronopoulos got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Nojus Bikas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bogdan Lobonț. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos came free, but Haşim Batüralp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, Nojus Bikas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bogdan Lobonț was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC NATIONAL's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Victorino Marko was slow to take the kick. During this time Kings's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Kings's Kristupas Šimkūnas to fire away a dangerous shot which Bogdan Lobonț despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The corner led Kings's Kristupas Šimkūnas to fire away a dangerous shot which Bogdan Lobonț despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Nojus Bikas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haşim Batüralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos in the 19th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Nojus Bikas took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Bogdan Lobonț to make any attempt to save it. In the 24th minute Apostolis Polychronopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haşim Batüralp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Nojus Bikas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bogdan Lobonț. That made the score 4-0 in the 28 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC NATIONAL's zone, Nojus Bikas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Lobonț came out of the goal and Nojus Bikas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bogdan Lobonț made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Nojus Bikas sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute Nojus Bikas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nojus Bikas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bogdan Lobonț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nojus Bikas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC NATIONAL's defense didn't have a chance, in the 46th minute, when Nojus Bikas scored to the left of an out of position Bogdan Lobonț, making the score, 6-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nojus Bikas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nojus Bikas might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bogdan Lobonț. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nojus Bikas ran back to his position shaking his head. 54 minutes into the match, FC NATIONAL's goal looked a bit too open when Nojus Bikas came free, but Bogdan Lobonț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Octavian Popescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC NATIONAL's supporters rose to their feet, but Octavian Popescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haşim Batüralp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nojus Bikas might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bogdan Lobonț. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nojus Bikas ran back to his position shaking his head. FC NATIONAL's Bogdan Lobonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nojus Bikas in the 59th minute of play. Nojus Bikas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bogdan Lobonț read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Figo in the 62nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the FC NATIONAL defense, Luís Figo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bogdan Lobonț. The FC NATIONAL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bogdan Lobonț should have stopped the shot. Kings's Bob Grammet was substituted for Edgaras Jankauskas. FC NATIONAL's Bogdan Lobonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nojus Bikas in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nojus Bikas in the 70th minute of play forced FC NATIONAL's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Lobonț came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Kings's Nojus Bikas. But to his dismay, Nojus Bikas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Figo in the 72nd minute of the match. After 74 played minutes FC NATIONAL got a freekick which was hit by Mukul Muka. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nojus Bikas in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bogdan Lobonț saved FC NATIONAL from getting behind. After 76 minutes, Nojus Bikas made it 9-0 with a short kick to the right side. FC NATIONAL's Bogdan Lobonț tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nojus Bikas in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bogdan Lobonț prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bogdan Lobonț didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nojus Bikas went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, FC NATIONAL's Octavian Popescu got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC NATIONAL's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kings were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after FC NATIONAL's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victorino Marko took the corner. The corner ended in Victorino Marko almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC NATIONAL's Bogdan Lobonț did a great save. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 11-0 when Nojus Bikas sped through FC NATIONAL's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bogdan Lobonț. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nojus Bikas, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. With a little luck, Kings's Haşim Batüralp got control of the ball when Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 97th minute, Octavian Popescu 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. Kings's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.