Official Cup

Babuf Stadium
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Allan Corrigan got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Themos Leontiadis in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mustafa Barış Özaktuğ prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A sloppy throw-in by Aytuğ Nezihi in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Panionios MK's Fondas Giannakakis. Alketas Bourouselos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Orhan Yalvaç in the 9th minute of the match. When H E P T A N's Ali Orhan Yalvaç in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panionios MK's goalie prevented a goal. Allan Corrigan came free with the goalkeeper in the 18th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mustafa Barış Özaktuğ could save by the left post. Alketas Bourouselos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Okanay Mutluer in the 20th minute of play. Mustafa Barış Özaktuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Themos Leontiadis, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Ali Orhan Yalvaç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alketas Bourouselos having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Hamza Yunus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alketas Bourouselos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panionios MK's Allan Corrigan got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Panionios MK getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Thodoris Petalidis hit a great ball. In the 40th minute Kahraman Sancar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alketas Bourouselos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Kahraman Sancar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The H E P T A N fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Alketas Bourouselos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Orhan Yalvaç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Panionios MK's Fanis Salepis got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half H E P T A N were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Orhan Yalvaç made a kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Aytuğ Nezihi in the 54th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Panionios MK's Fondas Giannakakis. Panionios MK's Alketas Bourouselos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamza Yunus in the 57th minute of play. Alketas Bourouselos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kahraman Sancar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manel Garrincha hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. H E P T A N made a substitution. kaya Erakalın replaced Kahraman Sancar. Manel Garrincha kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Alketas Bourouselos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Okanay Mutluer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Themos Leontiadis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mustafa Barış Özaktuğ was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Alketas Bourouselos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Orhan Yalvaç in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute Themos Leontiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Barış Özaktuğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. H E P T A N's Mustafa Barış Özaktuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Corrigan in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Themos Leontiadis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mustafa Barış Özaktuğ. H E P T A N's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Themos Leontiadis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Alketas Bourouselos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Okanay Mutluer in the 86th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. H E P T A N walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.