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AGIA SOPHIA
Spectators: 10875 (Terracing: 8157, Seating: 2501, VIP seats: 217) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Besim Vecdet kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes in the game Adrastos Kourempes did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fotis Theofilopoulos. Stasio Plachetka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Iker Casillas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xie Cheng Xiao blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Di Xuan Zhan having to make a save. In the 9th minute Xie Cheng Xiao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Di Xuan Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Di Xuan Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xie Cheng Xiao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iker Casillas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stasio Plachetka, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Xie Cheng Xiao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Adrastos Kourempes. Di Xuan Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xie Cheng Xiao in the 25th minute of play. After 27 played minutes ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C got a freekick which was hit by Akis Galitsis. In the 31st minute Besim Vecdet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Casillas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Xie Cheng Xiao fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's protests and gave Xie Cheng Xiao a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd minute, Xie Cheng Xiao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute Giorgos Neymar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Casillas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iker Casillas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stasio Plachetka, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Iker Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Neymar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Neymar in the 44th minute of play forced ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's goalkeeper Iker Casillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xie Cheng Xiao might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Di Xuan Zhan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xie Cheng Xiao ran back to his position shaking his head. 46 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Xie Cheng Xiao came free, but Di Xuan Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xie Cheng Xiao to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Fotis Theofilopoulos came free, but Iker Casillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ made a substitution. Aias Kreskas replaced Besim Vecdet. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ made a substitution. Zlatan Ibrahim replaced Stasio Plachetka. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ibn Serkan was substituted for Andrzej Gorgoń. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Aias Kreskas put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Iker Casillas. Xie Cheng Xiao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Di Xuan Zhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karl Falck during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Karl Falck hit a great ball. Di Xuan Zhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Siggman in the 83rd minute of the match. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Di Xuan Zhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timmy Siggman in the 85th minute of play. Iker Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Ibrahim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C were awarded a corner. Akis Galitsis went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Akis Galitsis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Di Xuan Zhan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Zlatan Ibrahim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Casillas having to interfere. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.