Official Cup

糖球体育场
Spectators: 525 (Terracing: 394, Seating: 121, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Charis Mantalakis started the match with the kick off. Thanasis Vrasidas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 李剑亮's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's 倪威轩 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoros Tsioris in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Sergio Salvino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermis Xintarianos in the 10th minute of play forced ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's goalkeeper 倪威轩 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 倪威轩 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charis Mantalakis in the 12th minute of play. 李剑亮 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by 李剑亮 in the 16th minute of play forced Mean Machine's goalkeeper Thanasis Vrasidas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Charis Mantalakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 倪威轩. ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charis Mantalakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 李剑亮 in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thanasis Vrasidas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 倪威轩 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Nikitaras in the 25th minute of play. 胡俊广 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Thanasis Vrasidas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 李剑亮's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thanasis Vrasidas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Thanasis Vrasidas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 李剑亮 in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Milosz Golob hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mean Machine's Charis Mantalakis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 倪威轩 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 胡俊广 was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's 倪威轩 got control of the ball when Charis Mantalakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55th match minute, ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 李剑亮 to maneuver through the defense. 李剑亮 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A hard shot 60 in the game by Charis Mantalakis from a close distance when the talented 倪威轩 managed to make a qualified save. ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's players were relieved. 60 minutes into the game, Charis Mantalakis lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated 倪威轩. Charis Mantalakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but 倪威轩 made a huge save. If 李剑亮 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 were furious when Jari 龙南南 was red carded, 71 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 倪威轩 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermis Xintarianos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charis Mantalakis in the 74th minute of play forced ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's goalkeeper 倪威轩 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milosz Golob took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thanasis Vrasidas. Thanasis Vrasidas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 倪威轩 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Mattei in the 80th minute. Thanasis Vrasidas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 李剑亮, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd match minute, ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johannes Forsberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, Nikos Nikitaras reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 倪威轩. The goal made the score 2-3.

The Mean Machine supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mean Machine would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.