Official Cup

Letzigrund
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) FC Zurich's Kang Xuan Liang started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Iwan Cieliczka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Tolis Mantouvalos made a huge save. After 7 minutes of play, FC Zurich's Iwan Cieliczka made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tolis Mantouvalos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Iwan Cieliczka got free with Tolis Mantouvalos in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iwan Cieliczka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demis Thanos to maneuver through the defense. After 21 minutes, Kang Xuan Liang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Zurich and the Toutourouki f.c. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Panos Kallitzakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute, Toutourouki f.c.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Iwan Cieliczka fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 26th minute Kang Xuan Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FC Zurich getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Leszek Lukasik hit a great ball. Wlodzimierz Grondzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Domeka, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Toutourouki f.c. were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after FC Zurich's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Panos Kallitzakis took the corner. Toutourouki f.c.'s Panos Kallitzakis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wlodzimierz Grondzki in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. FC Zurich's Iwan Cieliczka got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iwan Cieliczka hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Wlodzimierz Grondzki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ulises Domeka went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Toutourouki f.c. defense, Iwan Cieliczka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. The Toutourouki f.c. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolis Mantouvalos should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

After 51 minutes, Gustaw Faron made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iwan Cieliczka in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tolis Mantouvalos saved Toutourouki f.c. from getting behind. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwan Cieliczka in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaw Faron in the 70th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kang Xuan Liang took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tolis Mantouvalos. Tolis Mantouvalos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. 74 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Iwan Cieliczka came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Iwan Cieliczka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Tolis Mantouvalos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Iwan Cieliczka might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tolis Mantouvalos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iwan Cieliczka ran back to his position shaking his head. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwan Cieliczka in the 79th minute of play. In the 85th match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefanos Periou to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Kang Xuan Liang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tolis Mantouvalos was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwan Cieliczka in the 92nd minute of play. Panos Zablakos hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.