Official Cup

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nikifor Vardev kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikifor Vardev in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lu Li Yu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 5 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Uluç Enfal came free, but Zdzislaw Slazak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When BLACK PANTHER F.C's Uluç Enfal in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barbudos FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Uluç Enfal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zdzislaw Slazak was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. After 9 minutes Barbudos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Themos Poulogiannis who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Themos Poulogiannis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Barbudos FC's Zdzislaw Slazak did a great save. A sloppy throw-in by Uluç Enfal in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Barbudos FC's Damian Budianu. Barbudos FC's Nikifor Vardev got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lu Li Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikifor Vardev in the 15th minute of play. After 16 minutes BLACK PANTHER F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hulki Rasih who took care of the corner kick. Severino Rojas made a great header on Barbudos FC's corner, it was just that BLACK PANTHER F.C's Lu Li Yu managed to reach the ball for a save. When Barbudos FC's Nikifor Vardev in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalie prevented a goal. After 21 played minutes BLACK PANTHER F.C got a freekick which was hit by Louis Mavropoulos. Lu Li Yu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikifor Vardev, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The corner ended in Baltasar Mitxaut almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BLACK PANTHER F.C's Lu Li Yu did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Sedlák in the 29th minute of play forced Barbudos FC's goalkeeper Zdzislaw Slazak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Nikifor Vardev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lu Li Yu. BLACK PANTHER F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikifor Vardev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 34 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's Nikifor Vardev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lu Li Yu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lu Li Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikifor Vardev in the 36th minute of play. 36 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Barbudos FC's Nikifor Vardev fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Nikifor Vardev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lu Li Yu having to make a save. 39 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Nikifor Vardev came free, but Lu Li Yu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41stth minute of the game Nikifor Vardev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BLACK PANTHER F.C's Lu Li Yu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Barbudos FC were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after BLACK PANTHER F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hulki Rasih took the corner. The corner led to Barbudos FC's Damian Budianu getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 45th minute Nikifor Vardev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Li Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Nikifor Vardev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lu Li Yu. BLACK PANTHER F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikifor Vardev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pavel Sedlák to make the kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Nikifor Vardev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barbudos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikifor Vardev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Barbudos FC's Fernando Rivera was substituted for Nikifor Vardev. Baltasar Mitxaut got a throw-in 58 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Fernando Rivera. Barbudos FC made a substitution. Baltasar Ladio replaced Nicanor Esdras. In the 63rd minute Barbudos FC were awarded a corner. Hulki Rasih went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Hulki Rasih almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BLACK PANTHER F.C's Lu Li Yu did a great save. 67 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Hitz Toxeiro came free, but Lu Li Yu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Lu Li Yu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 72nd minute Fernando Rivera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Li Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Fondas Sabrakos got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The throw-in from Fondas Sabrakos in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Barbudos FC's Severino Rojas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Rivera in the 77th minute of play forced BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Lu Li Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Lu Li Yu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. BLACK PANTHER F.C's Lu Li Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Rivera in the 80th minute of play. BLACK PANTHER F.C's Odysseas Kapagiannopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 84 minutes into the game, Barbudos FC's Fernando Rivera nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lu Li Yu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. A throw-in in the 89th minute of the game was made by Fondas Sabrakos with Uluç Enfal as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. It was a well-played corner which Dionisio Chorche managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Lu Li Yu came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Barbudos FC's Fernando Rivera. But to his dismay, Fernando Rivera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 96th minute, Louis Mavropoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 97th minute Fernando Rivera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Li Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 99th minute of the match Barbudos FC got a corner. BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hulki Rasih ran over to the corner to take the kick. Barbudos FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.