National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dardanos Gaitanis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Giorgos Robinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karlheinz Ludecke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hektor Fitrakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Karlheinz Ludecke made a huge save. Thanos Saatsakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wladimir Wasilewski in the 10th minute of the match. Karlheinz Ludecke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giorgos Robinho in the 11th minute. Dardanos Gaitanis hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Thanos Saatsakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wladimir Wasilewski in the 19th minute of the match. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dardanos Gaitanis in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Luxembourg's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dardanos Gaitanis was slow to take the kick. During this time Cyprus's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to Luxembourg getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Klaus Pichler hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cyprus's zone, Klaus Pichler stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thanos Saatsakis came out of the goal and Klaus Pichler tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47thth minute of the game Wladimir Wasilewski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cyprus's Thanos Saatsakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wladimir Wasilewski to strike the kick off in the second half. When Dardanos Gaitanis got free in front of the goal in the 56th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Karlheinz Ludecke was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 59th minute Aiolos Hagias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karlheinz Ludecke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wladimir Wasilewski got free with Thanos Saatsakis in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanos Saatsakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wladimir Wasilewski in the 62nd minute of the match. Luxembourg's Zeno Pfützner was substituted for Frankie Majerus. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Robinho in the 78th minute of play forced Luxembourg's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Cyprus's Thanos Saatsakis got control of the ball when Wladimir Wasilewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Cyprus's Thanos Saatsakis got control of the ball when Klaus Pichler tried to sneak it across the goal line. Karlheinz Ludecke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Neymar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cyprus were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Luxembourg's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Giorgos Robinho took the corner. Cyprus's Makis Antoniadis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Karlheinz Ludecke in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Luxembourg made a substitution. Miguel Sanches replaced Wladimir Wasilewski. Giorgos Robinho kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.