Official Cup

Zhelezna
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hadi Baler got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Tottenham Hotspur FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Lips to maneuver through the defense. 3 minutes into the match, Tottenham Hotspur FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Garaile came free, but Iason Plexioudas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tottenham Hotspur FC's Humberto Sampaio got a free kick in the 11th minute. If Gilberto Garaile had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Garaile in the 17th minute of play forced Tottenham Hotspur FC's goalkeeper Iason Plexioudas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Tottenham Hotspur FC's goalkeeper Iason Plexioudas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilberto Garaile. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Garaile in the 20th minute of play forced Tottenham Hotspur FC's goalkeeper Iason Plexioudas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilberto Garaile might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iason Plexioudas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilberto Garaile ran back to his position shaking his head. Iason Plexioudas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Garaile, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Garaile's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iason Plexioudas was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. With his leg Iason Plexioudas managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when FC Zhelezna's Gilberto Garaile fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Gilberto Garaile came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the FC Zhelezna fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gilberto Garaile couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Gilberto Garaile made the kick off in the second half. FC Zhelezna's Milyo Gelovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save FC Zhelezna from getting a goal against them. Jordão Rego's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Milyo Gelovski firmly grabbed it by the left post. Iason Plexioudas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Garaile, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Gilberto Garaile sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Iason Plexioudas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Garaile, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 played minutes Tottenham Hotspur FC got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Lips. 69 minutes into the match, Gilberto Garaile had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iason Plexioudas. Tottenham Hotspur FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilberto Garaile was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 73 minutes of play, FC Zhelezna's Gilberto Garaile made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iason Plexioudas was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Zhelezna's Gilberto Garaile suffered a sore thigh after 76 minutes and couldn't finish the game. FC Zhelezna made a substitution. Ulises Elodio replaced Gilberto Garaile. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tottenham Hotspur FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! Simon Vancl charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Simon Vancl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 83 played minutes Tottenham Hotspur FC got a freekick which was hit by Simon Vancl. After 89 played minutes, Tottenham Hotspur FC's Simon Vancl shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Milyo Gelovski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tottenham Hotspur FC reached it. A collision led to FC Zhelezna getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Afiq Boon hit a great ball. Marcos Gaitan took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Milyo Gelovski. Milyo Gelovski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. FC Zhelezna's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.