Official Cup

EL PASO
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alekos Gikas kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, GG Team FC's Fortunato Montini got control of the ball when Odysseas Kapagiannopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 9th match minute, BLACK PANTHER F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Odysseas Kapagiannopoulos to maneuver through the defense. When Dennis Man came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the GG Team FC 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 Dennis Man couldn't finish the play. 15 minutes into the match, Dennis Man had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lu Li Yu. BLACK PANTHER F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dennis Man was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dennis Man scored 0-2 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lu Li Yu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odysseas Liapakis in the 24th minute of play forced GG Team FC's goalkeeper Fortunato Montini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29thth minute of the game Dennis Man who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BLACK PANTHER F.C's Lu Li Yu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odysseas Liapakis in the 31st minute of play forced GG Team FC's goalkeeper Fortunato Montini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by GG Team FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fondas Sabrakos was slow to take the kick. During this time BLACK PANTHER F.C's players had a chance to rest. In the 34th minute Hassan Marcou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Li Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dan Brunstad hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Dennis Man got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dennis Man in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lu Li Yu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

After 52 played minutes GG Team FC got a freekick which was hit by Lilian Thuram. Hassan Marcou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Lu Li Yu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alvise Cerrone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Lu Li Yu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lu Li Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hassan Marcou in the 63rd minute of play. Lu Li Yu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hassan Marcou, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Cerrone in the 64th minute of play forced BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Lu Li Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Alekos Gikas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fortunato Montini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Cerrone in the 69th minute of play forced BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Lu Li Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lu Li Yu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvise Cerrone in the 79th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Alvise Cerrone's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lu Li Yu was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. BLACK PANTHER F.C's Lu Li Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Man in the 84th minute of play. Dan Brunstad charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dan Brunstad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th minute, Dan Brunstad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GG Team FC's Bernardo Scandella was substituted for Hassan Marcou. Dan Brunstad hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Patryk Ulmark took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lu Li Yu. BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Dennis Man had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bernardo Scandella in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lu Li Yu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 92 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Alvise Cerrone came free, but Lu Li Yu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GG Team FC played a much better game than BLACK PANTHER F.C and deserved their victory. The BLACK PANTHER F.C players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.