Official Cup

Thiseio Stadium
Spectators: 164 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Glyka Nera FC's He Zheng Xing 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by He Zheng Xing in the 3rd minute of play forced Panthiseiakos's goalkeeper Nikos Kontodimos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Stig-Inge Nymoen notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Panthiseiakos's Nikos Kontodimos. Nikos Kontodimos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nikos Kontodimos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Zheng Xing in the 11th minute of the match. After 12 minutes of play, Glyka Nera FC's He Zheng Xing made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nikos Kontodimos was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers He Zheng Xing in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikos Kontodimos saved Panthiseiakos from getting behind. Panthiseiakos's Nikos Kontodimos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Inge Nymoen in the 16th minute of play. Nikos Kontodimos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Zheng Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes of play, Glyka Nera FC's Stig-Inge Nymoen made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nikos Kontodimos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute, He Zheng Xing left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Glyka Nera FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Nikos Kontodimos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of He Zheng Xing's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-8 when He Zheng Xing sped through Panthiseiakos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nikos Kontodimos. 37 minutes into the game, Pedro Geromel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Nikos Kontodimos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling He Zheng Xing in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikos Kontodimos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nikos Kontodimos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yücel Tandoğdu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the game, He Zheng Xing cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-11. Nikos Kontodimos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-11.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anestis Mavrakos to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, He Zheng Xing left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Glyka Nera FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-12. In the 57th minute, Glyka Nera FC's He Zheng Xing dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-13. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling He Zheng Xing in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikos Kontodimos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 62nd minute of the match Glyka Nera FC got a corner. Panthiseiakos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Taha Seccac ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well done corner resulted in Güven Çırakoğlu drilling the ball in to score 0-14 behind Panthiseiakos's goalkeeper. Stig-Inge Nymoen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nikos Kontodimos came out and tried to block the shot, but Stig-Inge Nymoen slotted it home off the left post making it 0-15 in the 65th minute. With an all-out effort, Glyka Nera FC's Nikos Kontodimos threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from He Zheng Xing, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 69 minutes into the game, Yücel Tandoğdu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-16. Nikos Kontodimos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nikos Kontodimos came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Glyka Nera FC's He Zheng Xing. But to his dismay, He Zheng Xing quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-18. Nikos Kontodimos stood somewhat misplaced when He Zheng Xing came free in front of goal and shot 0-19 to the left of him in the 77 minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers He Zheng Xing in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikos Kontodimos saved Panthiseiakos from getting behind. He Zheng Xing had several of the Panthiseiakos's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 84 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-20 score and a disappointed Nikos Kontodimos as he didn't even see the shot coming. The supporters of Glyka Nera FC booed when Panthiseiakos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nektarios Kousouridis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Panthiseiakos's goal looked a bit too open when He Zheng Xing came free, but Nikos Kontodimos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Glyka Nera FC fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when Glyka Nera FC's He Zheng Xing looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-22 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nikos Kontodimos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Zheng Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikos Kontodimos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Zheng Xing in the 97th minute of the match. The Panthiseiakos fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Glyka Nera FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.