Official Cup

Mendenitsa
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kyriakos Theodoridis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, King Scorpio notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's Dimosthenis Mallios. Dimosthenis Mallios was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dimosthenis Mallios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute, King Scorpio made a precise shot to the right of Dimosthenis Mallios. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyriakos Theodoridis in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's goal looked a bit too open when King Scorpio came free, but Dimosthenis Mallios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 0-3 when King Scorpio sped through ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dimosthenis Mallios. After 16 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimosthenis Mallios was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dimosthenis Mallios didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from James Batistuta went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. 21 minutes into the game, A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimosthenis Mallios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. In the 26th minute, King Scorpio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. 29 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dimosthenis Mallios narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 30th minute, James Batistuta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dimosthenis Mallios was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. In the 34th minute, King Scorpio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Dimosthenis Mallios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Scorpio, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 43 minutes into the game, A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimosthenis Mallios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. 46 minutes into the game, A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimosthenis Mallios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. After the first half A4p FC Gad were leading 0-11. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A collision led to ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Panagiotis Tremis hit a great ball. Dimosthenis Mallios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from King Scorpio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 57 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta made it 0-12 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimosthenis Mallios was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th minute, Kyriakos Theodoridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. A4p FC Gad's Alessandro Del Piero was substituted for Flavius Cândroveanu. King Scorpio might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dimosthenis Mallios. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. King Scorpio ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Scorpio in the 64th minute of play forced ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's goalkeeper Dimosthenis Mallios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dimosthenis Mallios didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from King Scorpio went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-13 was the resulting score. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stathis Leontiou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. King Scorpio succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-14 in the 75th playminute. Thanks to some nice moves Gică Busuioc could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Dimosthenis Mallios however easily saved by the left post. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gică Busuioc got free with Dimosthenis Mallios in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A4p FC Gad played a much better game than ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β and deserved their victory. The ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.