Official Cup

ΠΑΟΚ F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 618 (Terracing: 464, Seating: 142, VIP seats: 12) Malte Siöberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After having played for 3 minutes, Takis Saltamaras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΠΑΟΚ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Takis Saltamaras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A hard shot 4 in the game by Aris Voutsas from a close distance when the talented Robin Beckman managed to make a qualified save. Kind of Blue's players were relieved. After 14 played minutes Kind of Blue got a freekick which was hit by Eric Åkesson. Konrad Henriksson hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 17th match minute, Kind of Blue was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Åkesson to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Petros Giannakis 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. Robin Beckman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Petros Giannakis's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute Malte Siöberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Makis Tselementes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when Kind of Blue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Ahlerot didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Anestis Kapataidakis in the 35th minute really tested Robin Beckman's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Petros Giannakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Robin Beckman made a huge save. Kurt Ahlerot charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kurt Ahlerot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kind of Blue getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Kurt Ahlerot hit a great ball. Robin Beckman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petros Giannakis in the 45th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Petros Giannakis made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petros Giannakis in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robin Beckman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Malte Siöberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ΠΑΟΚ FC made a substitution. Kostas Triantopoulos replaced Thomas Papagiotopoulos. When ΠΑΟΚ FC's Aris Voutsas in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kind of Blue's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Giannakis in the 62nd minute of play forced Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Robin Beckman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Makis Tselementes acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Leonardo Duset. Kind of Blue's Robin Beckman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aris Voutsas in the 69th minute of play. After 72 minutes of play, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Petros Giannakis made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robin Beckman was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Kind of Blue's Eric Åkesson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Makis Tselementes. That made the score 1-1 after 80 minutes of play. Holger Springfält scored 1-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Makis Tselementes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Takis Saltamaras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Aris Voutsas came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the ΠΑΟΚ FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aris Voutsas couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Giannakis in the 90th minute of play forced Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Robin Beckman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Jonas Beneth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petros Giannakis took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robin Beckman. Robin Beckman 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. Both players had fought hard during the second half to keep the score at 2-2. The tie meant more entertainment for the crowd as the match moved into extra-time.

With new strength the players walked out on the field for the first half of overtime. Malte Siöberg in Kind of Blue was the one to initiate the kick off. Kind of Blue:s Robin Beckman showed great skill when he stopped Alexis Stratigakis:s penalty. When ΠΑΟΚ FC's Alexis Stratigakis in the 106th minute got a chance for a shot 106th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kind of Blue's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when Kind of Blue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 110 match minutes in a wonderful position. Holger Springfält didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kostas Triantopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 113th minute. Robin Beckman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams seemed ready to fight when ΠΑΟΚ FC's Petros Giannakis did the kick off and started the second half in the overtime. For all the effort they put into the match, the Kind of Blue players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ΠΑΟΚ FC.