Official Cup

Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tristram Boyce made the kick off which started today's match. Christos Mantziris's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but John Paul Basham read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Mantziris in the 7th minute of play forced Real Chelsea's goalkeeper John Paul Basham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lipochσrion FC's goalkeeper Dimitris Pirtsos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Will Sawbridge left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Chelsea fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Real Chelsea's Sammy Attwood got a free kick in the 25th minute. Diogenis Kanelidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Paul Basham having to interfere. John Paul Basham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogenis Kanelidis in the 36th minute of play. After 36 minutes, Curtis Watson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Chelsea and the Lipochσrion FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Lipochσrion FC booed when Real Chelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Curtis Watson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Diogenis Kanelidis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Real Chelsea's John Paul Basham. John Paul Basham was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Real Chelsea defense, Diogenis Kanelidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of John Paul Basham. The Real Chelsea fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that John Paul Basham should have stopped the shot. Tristram Boyce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

54 minutes into the game, Diogenis Kanelidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. John Paul Basham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Real Chelsea's John Paul Basham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Real Chelsea from getting a goal against them. John Paul Basham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogenis Kanelidis in the 62nd minute of play. Dimitris Pirtsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Will Sawbridge in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Will Sawbridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitris Pirtsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 71 minutes, John Paul Basham successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 76 minutes into the game, Diogenis Kanelidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. John Paul Basham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With his leg John Paul Basham managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Lipochσrion FC's Diogenis Kanelidis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcus Allwright during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Lipochσrion FC booed when Real Chelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Allwright didn't get a good kick on the ball. John Paul Basham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionysis Giannakoulis in the 87th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lipochσrion FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.