Official Cup

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Lefteris Christodoulou 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. Lefteris Christodoulou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute, Björn Ironside left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Autochthonous fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 19 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Iolaos Panagopoulos. In the 22nd minute, Arbër Zeneli made a precise shot to the right of Salmakis Pezos. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Dimitris Alatza hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Salmakis Pezos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faruk Gjika in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Björn Ironside in the 31st minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Salmakis Pezos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Drino Demollari made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Lefteris Christodoulou sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Autochthonous getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Arbër Zeneli hit a great ball. Drino Demollari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lefteris Christodoulou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leukothoe Lipsanos charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leukothoe Lipsanos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th match minute, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leukothoe Lipsanos to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Leukothoe Lipsanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Salmakis Pezos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gjøran Kvale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akis Kiriakopoulos hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Autochthonous were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Björn Ironside was the one to do the kick off. Dimitris Alatza took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Drino Demollari. Drino Demollari dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Salmakis Pezos was a little too slow when Faruk Gjika got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 1-3. 63 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Salmakis Pezos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faruk Gjika. In the 67th minute, Autochthonous's Faruk Gjika dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. In the 73rd minute, Autochthonous's Faruk Gjika ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Salmakis Pezos. Salmakis Pezos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. After some careless play in the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ defense, Gjøran Kvale kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Salmakis Pezos. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Salmakis Pezos should have stopped the shot. In the 81st minute, Autochthonous's Björn Ironside dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Björn Ironside scored to the left of an out of position Salmakis Pezos, making the score, 1-8. When the final whistle sounded Autochthonous left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ.