Official Cup

阿波斯托洛斯尼古拉迪斯球场
Spectators: 440 (Terracing: 331, Seating: 101, VIP seats: 8) Vahdet Olgun made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vahdet Olgun in the 4th minute of play forced De Bruyne's goalkeeper Richmond Van Linthoudt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. De Bruyne's Richmond Van Linthoudt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save De Bruyne from getting a goal against them. De Bruyne's Richmond Van Linthoudt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save De Bruyne from getting a goal against them. Vahdet Olgun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Richmond Van Linthoudt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vahdet Olgun in the 9th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lenny Hoarau got free with Richmond Van Linthoudt in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14th minute Vahdet Olgun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richmond Van Linthoudt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richmond Van Linthoudt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lenny Hoarau in the 17th minute of the match. De Bruyne's Richmond Van Linthoudt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vahdet Olgun in the 22nd minute of play. In the 26th minute, Panathinaikos's 刘洋朗 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Richmond Van Linthoudt. Richmond Van Linthoudt yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Lenny Hoarau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Richmond Van Linthoudt made a huge save. In the 44th match minute, De Bruyne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tibo Koens to maneuver through the defense. De Bruyne's Richmond Van Linthoudt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save De Bruyne from getting a goal against them. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After a defensive mix-up in De Bruyne's zone, Vahdet Olgun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richmond Van Linthoudt came out of the goal and Vahdet Olgun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 54thth minute of the game Vahdet Olgun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Bruyne's Richmond Van Linthoudt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Richmond Van Linthoudt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 刘洋朗 in the 61st minute of the match. Ruben Damario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tibo Koens hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Lenny Hoarau managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panathinaikos's supporters rose to their feet, but Lenny Hoarau was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Richmond Van Linthoudt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 72 played minutes De Bruyne got a freekick which was hit by Jose De Raeijmaeckers. Richmond Van Linthoudt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Damario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 75 minutes, Ruben Damario mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panathinaikos and the De Bruyne players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Panathinaikos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruben Damario to maneuver through the defense. Richmond Van Linthoudt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lenny Hoarau in the 78th minute of the match. Richmond Van Linthoudt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lenny Hoarau in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lenny Hoarau in the 81st minute of play forced De Bruyne's goalkeeper Richmond Van Linthoudt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of De Bruyne booed when Panathinaikos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Damario didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lenny Hoarau in the 83rd minute of play forced De Bruyne's goalkeeper Richmond Van Linthoudt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Panathinaikos booed when De Bruyne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Lissens didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lenny Hoarau in the 87th minute of play forced De Bruyne's goalkeeper Richmond Van Linthoudt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, De Bruyne's goal looked a bit too open when 刘洋朗 came free, but Richmond Van Linthoudt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute Lenny Hoarau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richmond Van Linthoudt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 刘洋朗 in the 94th minute of play forced De Bruyne's goalkeeper Richmond Van Linthoudt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Panathinaikos booed when De Bruyne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charlie Eekhout didn't get a good kick on the ball.

For all the effort they put into the match, the De Bruyne players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Panathinaikos.