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AGIA SOPHIA
Spectators: 10800 (Terracing: 8101, Seating: 2484, VIP seats: 215) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yong 夏侯渊 kicked off to start the match. Akis Galitsis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Elvis Ducke made a huge save. A collision led to ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Akis Galitsis hit a great ball. Radomil Kapera might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iker Casillas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Radomil Kapera ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 8th minute, Yong 夏侯渊 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elvis Ducke was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 10th minute Xie Cheng Xiao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvis Ducke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's Iker Casillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Calleri in the 12th minute of play. Elvis Ducke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yong 夏侯渊 in the 14th minute of the match. Elvis Ducke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Cheng Xiao, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Christian Chivu fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC NATIONAL's protests and gave Christian Chivu a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice moves 康浩挺 could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Elvis Ducke however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's Themis Markopoulos got a free kick in the 20th minute. Marios Siannas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iker Casillas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Elvis Ducke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xie Cheng Xiao in the 23rd minute of play. 康浩挺 struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Elvis Ducke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C. The crowd rose to their feet as ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's 康浩挺 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Elvis Ducke. That made the score 2-0 after 27 minutes of play. Elvis Ducke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yong 夏侯渊 in the 33rd minute of play. Iker Casillas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Calleri in the 34th minute of the match. Elvis Ducke 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. Christian Chivu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 38 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute, one of FC NATIONAL:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC NATIONAL. In the 42nd minute, Xie Cheng Xiao left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The wind increased when Radomil Kapera made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, FC NATIONAL's goal looked a bit too open when Xie Cheng Xiao came free, but Elvis Ducke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elvis Ducke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Cheng Xiao, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute 康浩挺 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvis Ducke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xie Cheng Xiao in the 56th minute of play forced FC NATIONAL's goalkeeper Elvis Ducke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Yong 夏侯渊's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elvis Ducke was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. 61 minutes into the match, FC NATIONAL's goal looked a bit too open when Yong 夏侯渊 came free, but Elvis Ducke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elvis Ducke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yong 夏侯渊, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Radomil Kapera's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Iker Casillas firmly grabbed it by the left post. 67 minutes into the game, ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's Xie Cheng Xiao nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elvis Ducke made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's Timmy Siggman was substituted for Yong 夏侯渊. After a defensive mix-up in FC NATIONAL's zone, 康浩挺 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elvis Ducke came out of the goal and 康浩挺 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's Lynkeus Plevritis was substituted for 康浩挺. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xie Cheng Xiao in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elvis Ducke saved FC NATIONAL from getting behind. Haimon Angelis scored 7-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elvis Ducke, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, FC NATIONAL's goal looked a bit too open when Xie Cheng Xiao came free, but Elvis Ducke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xie Cheng Xiao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Elvis Ducke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th match minute, ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haimon Angelis to maneuver through the defense. FC NATIONAL's Elvis Ducke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Cheng Xiao in the 88th minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's Xie Cheng Xiao nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elvis Ducke made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.