Official Cup

Madagascar
Spectators: 177 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Themos Leontiadis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Allan Corrigan made a precise shot to the right of Qiao Si Chao. Leader of Lemurs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Erik Vale came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Leader of Lemurs's Su Xu Xi. But to his dismay, Su Xu Xi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Themos Leontiadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 9 minutes into the match, Leader of Lemurs's goal looked a bit too open when Themos Leontiadis came free, but Qiao Si Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Themos Leontiadis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qiao Si Chao read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. After some careless play in the Leader of Lemurs defense, Themos Leontiadis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Qiao Si Chao. The Leader of Lemurs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Qiao Si Chao should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute Themos Leontiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiao Si Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiao Si Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Themos Leontiadis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Qiao Si Chao having to make a save. If Themos Leontiadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ingert Starova made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Panionios MK's Kyriakos Akrivoulis. Leader of Lemurs's Qiao Si Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Themos Leontiadis in the 29th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Themos Leontiadis in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qiao Si Chao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Themos Leontiadis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiao Si Chao was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Themos Leontiadis in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qiao Si Chao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Qiao Si Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Corrigan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Themos Leontiadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Su Xu Xi made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Irjat Çeka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Panionios MK's goal looked a bit too open when Irjat Çeka came free, but Erik Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Ingert Starova almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Panionios MK's Erik Vale did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in Panionios MK's zone, Su Xu Xi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Vale came out of the goal and Su Xu Xi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ingert Starova hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Themos Leontiadis might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qiao Si Chao. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Themos Leontiadis ran back to his position shaking his head. After 72 minutes, Themos Leontiadis made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Leader of Lemurs's Qiao Si Chao tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Panionios MK's Allan Corrigan got a free kick in the 74th minute. Erik Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irjat Çeka in the 75th minute of the match. With a little luck, Leader of Lemurs's Qiao Si Chao got control of the ball when Allan Corrigan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erik Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irjat Çeka in the 79th minute of play. After 80 minutes, Ingert Starova mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leader of Lemurs and the Panionios MK players grew even worse after the yellow card. 83 minutes into the game, Ingert Starova threw the ball into play from the sideline. Panionios MK's Kyriakos Akrivoulis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Themos Leontiadis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qiao Si Chao having to interfere. Erik Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petro Shenaj, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petro Shenaj in the 93rd minute of play forced Panionios MK's goalkeeper Erik Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Leader of Lemurs booed when Panionios MK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Themos Leontiadis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Panionios MK's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.