Official Cup

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 197 (Terracing: 149, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oran Tahiri kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Alexandros Gavril kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sidni Tili. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match, Lynkeus Pappageorge tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sidni Tili saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 17th minute Oran Tahiri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seleykos Sklavenitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Oran Tahiri came free, but Seleykos Sklavenitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artmir Daci made in the 26th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Unione Sportiva's Akis Kaglantge. Oran Tahiri might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Seleykos Sklavenitis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oran Tahiri ran back to his position shaking his head. Sidni Tili made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonis Samios in the 31st minute. Lynkeus Pappageorge could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Sidni Tili made a huge save. With a little luck, Akademia Maliqi's Sidni Tili got control of the ball when Lynkeus Pappageorge tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Unione Sportiva's Charalambos Christou got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39thth minute of the game Oran Tahiri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unione Sportiva's Seleykos Sklavenitis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Unione Sportiva's Seleykos Sklavenitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oran Tahiri in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Akademia Maliqi's Olsi Berberi got a free kick in the 44th minute. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Alexandros Gavril sped through Akademia Maliqi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sidni Tili. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Alexandros Gavril made the kick off in the second half. Unione Sportiva's Seleykos Sklavenitis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Unione Sportiva from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandros Gavril in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sidni Tili saved Akademia Maliqi from getting behind. In the 62nd minute Antonis Samios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidni Tili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Seleykos Sklavenitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oran Tahiri in the 64th minute of play. Sidni Tili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lynkeus Pappageorge in the 65th minute of play. After some careless play in the Akademia Maliqi defense, Alexandros Gavril kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sidni Tili. The Akademia Maliqi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sidni Tili should have stopped the shot. Algert Boro hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 75th match minute, Akademia Maliqi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sefedin Gega to maneuver through the defense. Alexandros Gavril took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sidni Tili. Sidni Tili dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oran Tahiri in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Seleykos Sklavenitis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Seleykos Sklavenitis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oran Tahiri's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Seleykos Sklavenitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oran Tahiri, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Oran Tahiri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, Akademia Maliqi's Seleykos Sklavenitis threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Oran Tahiri, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Unione Sportiva's Seleykos Sklavenitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oran Tahiri in the 89th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Akademia Maliqi's Seleykos Sklavenitis threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Oran Tahiri, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulin Balliu during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 93 played minutes Akademia Maliqi got a freekick which was hit by Paulin Balliu. In the 96th minute Alexandros Gavril shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidni Tili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Unione Sportiva players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.