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. Ivan Sobol started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Cyprus got a freekick which was hit by Akis Bouzios. In the 6th minute of the match, Ivan Sobol tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thanos Saatsakis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Akis Bouzios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Vitaliy Vischak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Cyprus's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Sobol came free, but Thanos Saatsakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanos Saatsakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Sobol in the 12th minute of play. Thanos Saatsakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Sobol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanos Saatsakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gennadiy Yereschenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuriy Gandzyuk in the 18th minute of play forced Cyprus's goalkeeper Thanos Saatsakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ukraine's Vitaliy Vischak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Neymar in the 24th minute of play. Thanos Saatsakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gennadiy Yereschenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Gennadiy Yereschenko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thanos Saatsakis, 1-0. Thanos Saatsakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Sobol, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Ukraine's goal looked a bit too open when Akis Bouzios came free, but Vitaliy Vischak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cyprus's Thanos Saatsakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Sobol in the 44th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 53rd minute of the match Cyprus got a corner. Ukraine's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Akis Bouzios ran over to the corner to take the kick. Giorgos Neymar made a great header on Cyprus's corner, it was just that Ukraine's Vitaliy Vischak managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanos Saatsakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gennadiy Yereschenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Vitaliy Vischak made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Hektor Fitrakis sent off a good shot on target. Thanos Saatsakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gennadiy Yereschenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Vsevolod Mischenko hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Ukraine made a substitution. Rostyslav Solodkyi replaced Gennadiy Yereschenko. Ukraine's Igor Milko was substituted for Ivan Sobol. In the 61st minute, Vsevolod Mischenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Cyprus's Hektor Fitrakis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. In the 66th minute Rostyslav Solodkyi 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. A collision led to Ukraine getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Anatoliy Omelyanchuk hit a great ball. Cyprus's Thanos Saatsakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Milko in the 71st minute of play. Iphiklos Patrianakos charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iphiklos Patrianakos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Iphiklos Patrianakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vitaliy Vischak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hektor Fitrakis in the 75th minute. Rostyslav Solodkyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Thanos Saatsakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ukraine's Igor Milko in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cyprus's goalie prevented a goal. When Ukraine's Igor Milko in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cyprus's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Cyprus booed when Ukraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Gryshko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Akis Bouzios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Vitaliy Vischak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandro Alex hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Epigonoi Honjas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Vischak having to interfere. In the 95th match minute, Cyprus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hektor Fitrakis to maneuver through the defense.