Official Cup

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Faustão Abraão started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With an all-out effort, Alexandria Team08's Zdeněk Vošahlík threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Faustão Abraão, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, FC Lions Levice's Zdeněk Vošahlík got control of the ball when Zhou tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zhou in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zdeněk Vošahlík saved FC Lions Levice from getting behind. Zdeněk Vošahlík was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Zhou capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zhou really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Lions Levice's goalkeeper Zdeněk Vošahlík, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomáš Krupec in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, FC Lions Levice's goalkeeper Zdeněk Vošahlík had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhou. When Alexandria Team08's Zhou in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Lions Levice's goalie prevented a goal. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Lions Levice's goalkeeper Zdeněk Vošahlík, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustão Abraão in the 34th minute of play forced FC Lions Levice's goalkeeper Zdeněk Vošahlík to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panait Frânculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Krupec in the 39th minute of play. Zdeněk Vošahlík showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustão Abraão in the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomáš Krupec made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Alexandria Team08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosmin Apostu to maneuver through the defense. Panait Frânculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Krupec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the match, FC Lions Levice's goal looked a bit too open when Zhou came free, but Zdeněk Vošahlík reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute Tomáš Krupec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Cosmin Apostu notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of FC Lions Levice's Zdeněk Vošahlík. Zdeněk Vošahlík was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Lions Levice's Ivan Šuchta was substituted for Miloš Semenník. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aurel Zelený got free with Panait Frânculescu in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Panait Frânculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Šuchta, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 78th minute, Kılıç Özyuva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 86 played minutes FC Lions Levice got a freekick which was hit by Darin Obreshkov. Panait Frânculescu was a little too slow when Teodor Kardoš got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 2-1. Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomáš Krupec in the 93rd minute of play. FC Lions Levice's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.