Official Cup

ΑΓ.ΣΟΦΙΑ-OPAP ARENA
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Christos Kostis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maxim Gogea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zinon Anagnostou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Gogea in the 4th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Maxim Gogea notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Zinon Anagnostou. Zinon Anagnostou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 11th minute of the match, Christos Kostis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Betinho Arantes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Christos Kostis in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Betinho Arantes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alketas Tsirakis got free with Betinho Arantes in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Betinho Arantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Kane, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Maxim Gogea took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zinon Anagnostou. Zinon Anagnostou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alketas Tsirakis got free with Betinho Arantes in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Maxim Gogea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 34th minute Maxim Gogea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zinon Anagnostou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zinon Anagnostou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Gogea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd match minute, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dionysis Souanis to maneuver through the defense. Zinon Anagnostou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Levi in the 44th minute of the match. A collision led to BK Nerysminne getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Eric Skog hit a great ball. Christos Kostis charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christos Kostis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 47 played minutes ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ got a freekick which was hit by Christos Kostis. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maxim Gogea made a kick off. Alketas Tsirakis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Betinho Arantes having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gao Fei Zheng during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. BK Nerysminne were furious when Hector Levi was red carded, 66 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in BK Nerysminne fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! BK Nerysminne:s Betinho Arantes showed great skill when he stopped Harry Kane:s penalty. Zinon Anagnostou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Ek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Christos Kostis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Betinho Arantes. BK Nerysminne's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christos Kostis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ made a substitution. Paraskevas Panagiotakos replaced Dionysis Souanis. Betinho Arantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Kane, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Harry Kane spun around in front of the goal 78 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of BK Nerysminne's goal. Betinho Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paraskevas Panagiotakos in the 80th minute of play. Betinho Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harry Kane in the 82nd minute of play. Zinon Anagnostou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Ek in the 83rd minute of the match. Carl Ek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Zinon Anagnostou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Kane in the 91st minute of play forced BK Nerysminne's goalkeeper Betinho Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. BK Nerysminne walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.