Official Cup

AEK ARENA
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Idacio Ballejos made the kick off which started today's match. Finn Eidsvåg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Idacio Ballejos, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. AEK FC's Finn Eidsvåg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steve Oliver in the 8th minute of play. Idacio Ballejos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Finn Eidsvåg having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sylwester Penkalski during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 16 played minutes AEK FC got a freekick which was hit by Sylwester Penkalski. Idacio Ballejos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sylwester Penkalski made in the 19th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Israel Petri however managed to control. 20 minutes into the match, Mayo's goalkeeper Marcus Deacon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Israel Petri. An unexpectedly hard shot by Idacio Ballejos in the 21st minute of play forced AEK FC's goalkeeper Finn Eidsvåg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in AEK FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Mayo a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Steve Oliver, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AEK FC's Finn Eidsvåg. 0-1. Finn Eidsvåg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Idacio Ballejos went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Steve Oliver scored 0-3 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Finn Eidsvåg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th minute Steve Oliver shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Finn Eidsvåg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AEK FC's Finn Eidsvåg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Idacio Ballejos in the 42nd minute of play. AEK FC's Finn Eidsvåg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steve Oliver in the 47th minute of play. Finn Eidsvåg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Idacio Ballejos, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Israel Petri made a kick off. Marcus Deacon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Stordal, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Marcus Deacon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Petri in the 54th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Evelio Goren kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Finn Eidsvåg. That made the score 0-5 in the 57 minute of play. Marcus Deacon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Malkoçoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Idacio Ballejos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Finn Eidsvåg was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. With a little luck, AEK FC's Finn Eidsvåg got control of the ball when Steve Oliver tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcus Deacon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Radowit Hetman's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Mayo made a substitution. William Symons replaced Evelio Goren. J.J Boss made in the 73rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mayo's Arlindo Trevisan. Finn Eidsvåg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnnie Osbourn, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. AEK FC's Sylwester Penkalski got his second yellow card of the match in the 75th minute. The referee ordered Sylwester Penkalski off the ground. A collision led to AEK FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Sylwester Penkalski hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Steve Oliver kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Finn Eidsvåg. That made the score 0-6 in the 81 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Israel Petri in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcus Deacon saved Mayo from getting behind. Finn Eidsvåg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Steve Oliver in the 86th minute. The supporters of Mayo booed when AEK FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrik Tjelle didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Johnnie Osbourn 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. Mayo played a much better game than AEK FC and deserved their victory. The AEK FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.