Official Cup

Houston Fire Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Heriberto McPherson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Geoffrey Calderwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thanasis Tsipas, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Geoffrey Calderwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stelios Panagiotidis in the 11th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes Go Ahead Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Stamatis Lakerdas. After 15 played minutes, Houston Fire F.C.'s Quintin Mann shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Themistoklis Charalambakis 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 Houston Fire F.C. reached it. Geoffrey Calderwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanasis Tsipas in the 20th minute of the match. Go Ahead Eagles's Themistoklis Charalambakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heriberto McPherson in the 24th minute of play. Kraig Andrade hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Go Ahead Eagles's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Heriberto McPherson scored to the left of an out of position Themistoklis Charalambakis, making the score, 1-2. In the 35th minute Heriberto McPherson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Themistoklis Charalambakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giorgos Tsartas kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Thanasis Tsipas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Geoffrey Calderwood having to make a save. In the 47th minute, Heriberto McPherson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geoffrey Calderwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Koukoulas, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dimitris Koukoulas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Go Ahead Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Noel Zimmerman came free, but Themistoklis Charalambakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimitris Koukoulas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geoffrey Calderwood having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, Go Ahead Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Koulis Psomiadis to maneuver through the defense. Go Ahead Eagles's Themistoklis Charalambakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heriberto McPherson in the 55th minute of play. Themistoklis Charalambakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heriberto McPherson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Houston Fire F.C.'s Geoffrey Calderwood proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Houston Fire F.C. from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Go Ahead Eagles's Aris Kolitsis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Geoffrey Calderwood. That made the score 1-3 after 68 minutes of play. 73 minutes into the game, Stamatis Lakerdas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Go Ahead Eagles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Houston Fire F.C. the free kick. Stamatis Lakerdas kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Heriberto McPherson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Houston Fire F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Go Ahead Eagles's Themistoklis Charalambakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Derek Metzger in the 86th minute of play. Geoffrey Calderwood didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 87th minute, which inside left pole to 2-4. Houston Fire F.C.'s Geoffrey Calderwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stelios Panagiotidis in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Aris Kolitsis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Geoffrey Calderwood, 2-5.