Official Cup

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Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Sheriff's Clayton Gol 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Karlsson during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sheriff booed when meteora 1929 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Karlsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Clayton Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. meteora 1929's Soulis Vamvakousis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thodoris Tassoulis in the 7th minute of play. Soulis Vamvakousis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dagan Pavlovic went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Gol in the 11th minute of play forced meteora 1929's goalkeeper Soulis Vamvakousis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Clayton Gol in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Soulis Vamvakousis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 15 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Nelli came free, but Yahia van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clayton Gol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 25 minutes into the match, Sheriff's Clayton Gol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Soulis Vamvakousis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Renos Rouvas fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored meteora 1929's protests and gave Renos Rouvas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th match minute, meteora 1929 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renos Rouvas to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, Clayton Gol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Soulis Vamvakousis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. meteora 1929's Soulis Vamvakousis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Xacintu in the 36th minute of play. Clayton Gol blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Soulis Vamvakousis having to make a save. 37 minutes into the match, meteora 1929's goal looked a bit too open when Clayton Gol came free, but Soulis Vamvakousis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Clayton Gol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Soulis Vamvakousis was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Güneş Gürçınar kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Dimitris Fragou made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, meteora 1929's Dean Bittner got a free kick in the 52nd minute. meteora 1929's Soulis Vamvakousis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save meteora 1929 from getting a goal against them. Sheriff made a substitution. Giannis Polizos replaced Sancho Denner. Sheriff's Dragoş Bălace was substituted for Thodoris Tassoulis. 59 minutes into the match, meteora 1929's goalkeeper Soulis Vamvakousis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Clayton Gol. After 62 played minutes Sheriff got a freekick which was hit by Giannis Polizos. Soulis Vamvakousis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clayton Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes in the game, Clayton Gol fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Soulis Vamvakousis having to interfere. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by meteora 1929's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iraklis Karasavvidis was slow to take the kick. During this time Sheriff's players had a chance to rest. Iraklis Karasavvidis made a great header on Sheriff's corner, it was just that meteora 1929's Soulis Vamvakousis managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 73rd match minute, meteora 1929 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Güneş Gürçınar to maneuver through the defense. Soulis Vamvakousis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 74th minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. In the 79th minute, Clayton Gol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Soulis Vamvakousis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Soulis Vamvakousis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Soulis Vamvakousis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clayton Gol's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Clayton Gol took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Soulis Vamvakousis to make any attempt to save it. In the 86thth minute of the game Clayton Gol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but meteora 1929's Soulis Vamvakousis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sheriff were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after meteora 1929's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Iraklis Karasavvidis took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Iraklis Karasavvidis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Soulis Vamvakousis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind meteora 1929's goalkeeper Soulis Vamvakousis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, meteora 1929's Dean Bittner got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Soulis Vamvakousis made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Clayton Gol sent off a good shot on target. The Sheriff supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sheriff would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.