Official Cup

KASKAVELI ARENA
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) After 2 minutes, Kang Sen Xu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tapa Red F.C and the LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd minute, Kang Sen Xu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Firmo Cerda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apostolikas Ksiromeritis, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 9th minute Caradaro Rossell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhu Wei Xiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's Miltos Patselas got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute of the match Tapa Red F.C got a corner. LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hugo Jaen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's goalie and right to Saverio Baamonde. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. If Mariusz Pudzianowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariusz Pudzianowski in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhu Wei Xiang saved LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoros Tsioris got free with Firmo Cerda in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's Apostolikas Ksiromeritis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Firmo Cerda. That made the score 1-0 after 34 minutes of play. In the 39th minute of the match, Apostolikas Ksiromeritis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Firmo Cerda saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With an all-out effort, LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's Firmo Cerda threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Apostolikas Ksiromeritis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's Zhu Wei Xiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariusz Pudzianowski in the 43rd minute of play. When LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's Apostolikas Ksiromeritis in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tapa Red F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariusz Pudzianowski in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zhu Wei Xiang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Tapa Red F.C fans' excitement grew in the 47th match minute when Tapa Red F.C's Mariusz Pudzianowski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Apostolikas Ksiromeritis made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariusz Pudzianowski in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhu Wei Xiang saved LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC from getting behind. Firmo Cerda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apostolikas Ksiromeritis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Kang Sen Xu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tapa Red F.C were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hugo Jaen took the corner. After taking down the ball on Tapa Red F.C's corner Hugo Jaen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zhu Wei Xiang quite easily take care of the ball. In the 69th minute Mariusz Pudzianowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhu Wei Xiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Dobrzechowski lost his temper 72 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC made a substitution. Geronimo Librado replaced Themis Zacharakis. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tapa Red F.C! Tapa Red F.C's Firmo Cerda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guo Lin Yong in the 78th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's goalkeeper Zhu Wei Xiang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Caradaro Rossell. Tapa Red F.C's Firmo Cerda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Domazos in the 87th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nikos Domazos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Firmo Cerda was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Charilaos Karasimos kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. LEONTARI - KASKAVELI FC's Ruben Lorencio was substituted for Nikos Domazos. Charilaos Karasimos hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 95th match minute, Tapa Red F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Escobar to maneuver through the defense. Firmo Cerda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charilaos Karasimos in the 97th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Tapa Red F.C's Mariusz Pudzianowski got a free kick in the 98th minute. Tapa Red F.C's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.