Official Cup

Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 573 (Terracing: 430, Seating: 132, VIP seats: 11) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valerios Voutsas started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Valerios Voutsas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sacit Budak was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Heinz Schneider in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sacit Budak saved 1903 Barranspor ☪ from getting behind. After 7 minutes, Karl-Heinz Schneider made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Sacit Budak tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 10 played minutes Saronida FC got a freekick which was hit by Valerios Voutsas. Laurențiu Susara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wout Weghorst in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th match minute, 1903 Barranspor ☪ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Wensing to maneuver through the defense. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Valerios Voutsas scored to the left of an out of position Sacit Budak, making the score, 2-0. After 28 minutes, Wout Weghorst made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Saronida FC's Laurențiu Susara tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valerios Voutsas got free with Sacit Budak in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s attentive Ersen Cakir managed to snatch the ball when Panos Kabourakos made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. Wout Weghorst recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saronida FC's goalkeeper Laurențiu Susara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Sacit Budak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save 1903 Barranspor ☪ from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wout Weghorst stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Karl-Heinz Schneider sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Heinz Schneider in the 54th minute of play forced 1903 Barranspor ☪'s goalkeeper Sacit Budak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Sacit Budak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valerios Voutsas in the 56th minute of play. Saronida FC's Huang Tian Yun was substituted for Valerios Voutsas. Sacit Budak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Huang Tian Yun, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 62 minutes into the game, 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Wout Weghorst nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Laurențiu Susara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After having played for 69 minutes, Huang Tian Yun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saronida FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Huang Tian Yun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th minute, Nikiforos Fragis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, Ertuğrul Gazi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laurențiu Susara. Saronida FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ertuğrul Gazi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Sacit Budak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Savas Ravousis in the 76th minute of play. Sacit Budak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Huang Tian Yun, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ertuğrul Gazi in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laurențiu Susara saved Saronida FC from getting behind. Nikiforos Fragis made in the 92nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Huang Tian Yun immediately put the ball in play.

When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. 1903 Barranspor ☪ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.