Official Cup

War Memorial Stadium
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Kim Ekman made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Wyoming Cowboys booed when ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Batiris didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grigoris Smernos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Åhlberg in the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Thomas Åhlberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Grigoris Smernos, 1-0. 11 minutes into the game, Allan Jonasson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wyoming Cowboys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. the free kick. The supporters of ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. booed when Wyoming Cowboys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Jonasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viggo Berg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Merganiotis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viggo Berg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Merganiotis in the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Giannis Merganiotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viggo Berg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Wyoming Cowboys's Thomas Åhlberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 26th minute, Panos Diamantidis 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. Viggo Berg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Merganiotis in the 27th minute of play. The ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Giannis Merganiotis 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Grigoris Smernos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Åhlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes in the game, Thomas Åhlberg dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After 37 minutes, Panos Diamantidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. and the Wyoming Cowboys players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Panos Diamantidis got a free kick in the 37th minute. If Thomas Åhlberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kim Ekman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Grigoris Smernos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Panos Diamantidis made a kick off. Grigoris Smernos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kim Ekman went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fanis Staikos during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Wyoming Cowboys booed when ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fanis Staikos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viggo Berg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Merganiotis in the 62nd minute of the match. Kim Ekman hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The supporters of ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. booed when Wyoming Cowboys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiktor Ingvall didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kim Ekman kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Giannis Merganiotis managed to get in a good position for a shot. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Giannis Merganiotis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Viggo Berg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thomas Åhlberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Grigoris Smernos having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giannis Merganiotis during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Merganiotis to maneuver through the defense. Grigoris Smernos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Åhlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd match minute, Wyoming Cowboys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valter Björnsson to maneuver through the defense. Viggo Berg was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Kostas Ntounias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kostas Ntounias really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2.