National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Suleiman Süleyman started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Xavi Popescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Saatsakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanos Saatsakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arthur Clarke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xavi Popescu scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thanos Saatsakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanos Saatsakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Clarke in the 15th minute of the match. Cyprus's Thanos Saatsakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Clarke in the 15th minute of play. Thanos Saatsakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavi Popescu in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigi Joanță in the 20th minute of play forced Cyprus's goalkeeper Thanos Saatsakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akis Bouzios hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Thanos Saatsakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Suleiman Süleyman in the 28th minute of the match. Aurel Crivoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akis Bouzios in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of Romania booed when Cyprus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hektor Fitrakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanos Saatsakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Suleiman Süleyman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cyprus's Thanos Saatsakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Suleiman Süleyman in the 34th minute of play. Thanos Saatsakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Suleiman Süleyman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanos Saatsakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavi Popescu in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavi Popescu in the 39th minute of play forced Cyprus's goalkeeper Thanos Saatsakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanos Saatsakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Clarke in the 41st minute of the match. Thanos Saatsakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Clarke in the 41st minute of play. Akis Bouzios could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Aurel Crivoi made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Akis Bouzios to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Arthur Clarke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Saatsakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Cyprus's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Clarke came free, but Thanos Saatsakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hektor Fitrakis in the 63rd minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Aurel Crivoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanos Saatsakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Suleiman Süleyman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cyprus's Thanos Saatsakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavi Popescu in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute Suleiman Süleyman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Saatsakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Suleiman Süleyman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Saatsakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romania made a substitution. Alex Eugen replaced Xavi Popescu. A nice corner shot did that Gigi Joanță got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thanos Saatsakis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A hard shot 79 in the game by Stelian Murgu from a close distance when the talented Thanos Saatsakis managed to make a qualified save. Cyprus's players were relieved. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Akis Bouzios managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cyprus's supporters rose to their feet, but Akis Bouzios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurel Crivoi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanos Saatsakis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Romania's Mugur Chiriac shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 86th minute Alex Eugen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Saatsakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugur Chiriac in the 89th minute of play forced Cyprus's goalkeeper Thanos Saatsakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Mugur Chiriac dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thanos Saatsakis, 0-3.