Official Cup

FC NATIONAL ARENA
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) SazobaSpor's Vilayät Babişov 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 supporters of SazobaSpor booed when FC NATIONAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marius Nicolae didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marius Nicolae hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, SazobaSpor's Äşräf Yaşarov got a free kick in the 9th minute. Aris Stasinopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vilayät Babişov, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Aris Bilias hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Viorel Moldovan's late challenge caught a SazobaSpor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viorel Moldovan helped the player get up and apologised. Idris Alişov made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Marius Nicolae sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fäxräddin Yunisov in the 30th minute of play forced FC NATIONAL's goalkeeper Aris Stasinopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st match minute, FC NATIONAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aris Bilias to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Vilayät Babişov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aris Stasinopoulos was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Ionel Ganea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Laios Kakavetsis came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the FC NATIONAL 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 Laios Kakavetsis couldn't finish the play. Idris Alişov was a little too slow when Ionel Ganea got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 2-1. Vilayät Babişov hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ionel Ganea made a kick off. A collision led to FC NATIONAL getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Marius Nicolae hit a great ball. Aris Stasinopoulos made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Fäxräddin Yunisov sent off a good shot on target. Elmir Älibäyli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Aris Stasinopoulos made a huge save. Aris Stasinopoulos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 62nd minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fäxräddin Yunisov in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aris Stasinopoulos saved FC NATIONAL from getting behind. The supporters of SazobaSpor booed when FC NATIONAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kerkyon Kaloxylos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Laios Kakavetsis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vilayät Babişov got free with Aris Stasinopoulos in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Idris Alişov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viorel Moldovan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC NATIONAL's Aris Stasinopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save FC NATIONAL from getting a goal against them. In the 87th minute Viorel Moldovan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Idris Alişov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.