Official Cup

Kotetsi
Spectators: 513 (Terracing: 385, Seating: 118, VIP seats: 10) WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini 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. After 6 minutes of play, WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Güralp Uğurtan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute Panos Tsabis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Leonard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Güralp Uğurtan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neron Veterini in the 10th minute of play. Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neron Veterini in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panagiotis Kaliasis in the 15th minute of play forced WINNING ELEVEN's goalkeeper Jake Leonard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neron Veterini scored 0-2 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Güralp Uğurtan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neron Veterini in the 19th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Güralp Uğurtan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jake Leonard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panagiotis Kaliasis, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Jake Leonard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nial Peyton in the 22nd minute. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Neron Veterini put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Güralp Uğurtan. 28 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Neron Veterini came free, but Güralp Uğurtan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Güralp Uğurtan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 34 minutes into the match, Nial Peyton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jake Leonard. WINNING ELEVEN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nial Peyton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Nial Peyton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. WINNING ELEVEN's Jake Leonard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save WINNING ELEVEN from getting a goal against them. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Güralp Uğurtan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 47 minutes into the game, Panagiotis Kaliasis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Jake Leonard was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nial Peyton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's goal looked a bit too open when Nial Peyton came free, but Jake Leonard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute Neron Veterini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güralp Uğurtan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Güralp Uğurtan came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini. But to his dismay, Neron Veterini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. Jake Leonard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Tsabis in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute Nial Peyton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Leonard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jake Leonard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panos Tsabis, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The throw-in from Vilhelm Gustafsson in the 69th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Kolopetinitsa's Fanis Kostarakis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neron Veterini in the 72nd minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Güralp Uğurtan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jake Leonard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nial Peyton in the 74th minute of the match. WINNING ELEVEN made a substitution. Şentürk Orgun replaced Leonel Cordaro. Fanis Kostarakis made in the 78th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Konstantinos Tsitsanis. Güralp Uğurtan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Neron Veterini's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. If Nial Peyton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nial Peyton in the 84th minute of play forced WINNING ELEVEN's goalkeeper Jake Leonard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jake Leonard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nial Peyton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 89th minute by Neron Veterini got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Neron Veterini came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the WINNING ELEVEN 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 Neron Veterini couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neron Veterini in the 93rd minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Güralp Uğurtan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. WINNING ELEVEN's Jake Leonard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Kaliasis in the 96th minute of play.

The WINNING ELEVEN players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.