National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The supporters of Israel booed when Cyprus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lambros Stathopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cyprus's zone, Danell Mackiathan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thanos Saatsakis came out of the goal and Danell Mackiathan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hannan Hamdani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Epeios Solomos in the 19th minute of the match. Thanos Saatsakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danell Mackiathan in the 22nd minute. Hannan Hamdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aietes Rigatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Israel's Jared Wolfman got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hannan Hamdani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Epeios Solomos's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. 32 minutes into the game, Aietes Rigatos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hannan Hamdani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hannan Hamdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aietes Rigatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Hannan Hamdani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Epeios Solomos in the 36th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Danell Mackiathan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Thanos Saatsakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cyprus's Gary Neville got his second yellow card of the match in the 54th minute. The referee ordered Gary Neville off the ground. Gary Neville hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. A collision led to Israel getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Carmel Saba hit a great ball. Cyprus's Makis Antoniadis was substituted for Lambros Stathopoulos. After 67 played minutes Israel got a freekick which was hit by Carmel Saba. After 68 played minutes Cyprus got a freekick which was hit by Aietes Rigatos. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cyprus's goalkeeper Thanos Saatsakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Cyprus defense, Jared Wolfman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thanos Saatsakis. The Cyprus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thanos Saatsakis should have stopped the shot. Carmel Saba hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epigonoi Honjas in the 82nd minute of play forced Israel's goalkeeper Hannan Hamdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute Jared Wolfman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Saatsakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Jared Wolfman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Israel's supporters rose to their feet, but Jared Wolfman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thanos Saatsakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.