Official Cup

Nikos Goumas
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Júlio Gentil took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Original got a freekick which was hit by Babbis Anastasopoulos. After 4 played minutes, FC Real Leonana's 董泉榕 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Artur Veloso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Real Leonana reached it. After a rather tough play, FC Real Leonana's Govert Ricksen got a free kick in the 5th minute. Zinon Charalambakos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Casper Hulsebos. FC Real Leonana's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iraklis Brilakis in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casper Hulsebos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Iraklis Brilakis sped through FC Real Leonana's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Casper Hulsebos. In the 11th minute, Iraklis Brilakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Original fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 13 minutes into the game, one of FC Real Leonana:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With an all-out effort, Original's Casper Hulsebos threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Iraklis Brilakis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 18th minute, Original's Iraklis Brilakis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Casper Hulsebos. Casper Hulsebos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Júlio Gentil in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artur Veloso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stavros Ntinopoulos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Casper Hulsebos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Zinon Charalambakos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 37th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Konstantinos Kladogennis scored 4-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Casper Hulsebos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Real Leonana's goalkeeper Casper Hulsebos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When FC Real Leonana's Júlio Gentil in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Original's goalie prevented a goal. Casper Hulsebos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iraklis Brilakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birjaio Basozabal hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Babbis Anastasopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. 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.

FC Real Leonana's Casper Hulsebos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iraklis Brilakis in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iraklis Brilakis in the 56th minute of play forced FC Real Leonana's goalkeeper Casper Hulsebos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Hulsebos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iraklis Brilakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carel van Zeggeren hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stamatis Pegiadis in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artur Veloso saved Original from getting behind. When FC Real Leonana's Stamatis Pegiadis in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Original's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Stamatis Pegiadis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Veloso was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Konstantinos Kladogennis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Casper Hulsebos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the game, Original's Konstantinos Kladogennis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Hulsebos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. 90 minutes into the match, Iraklis Brilakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casper Hulsebos. FC Real Leonana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iraklis Brilakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. Artur Veloso made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Stamatis Pegiadis sent off a good shot on target. Casper Hulsebos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iraklis Brilakis's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Original fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Real Leonana had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.