Official Cup

Kato Pafos Arena
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Jarkko Hujanen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Leukothoe Malavazos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarkko Hujanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Väinö Tikkanen managed to get in a good position for a shot. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's supporters rose to their feet, but Väinö Tikkanen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leukothoe Malavazos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jarkko Hujanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans booed when Mánthia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kadmos Proussalidi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Jarkko Hujanen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 22nd minute Jarkko Hujanen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leukothoe Malavazos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ikarios Stroggylis got free with Timo Jaakola in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th match minute, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Väinö Tikkanen to maneuver through the defense. Leukothoe Malavazos didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Jarkko Hujanen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. With a little luck, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Timo Jaakola got control of the ball when Ikarios Stroggylis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ikarios Stroggylis made a kick off. Leukothoe Malavazos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jarkko Hujanen in the 51st minute. If Väinö Tikkanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 54 minutes into the match, Jarkko Hujanen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leukothoe Malavazos, 1-2. When Thanos Protopsaltis came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Mánthia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thanos Protopsaltis couldn't finish the play. 62 minutes into the match, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's goal looked a bit too open when Ikarios Stroggylis came free, but Timo Jaakola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jarkko Hujanen hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Timo Jaakola didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Koronis Petimezas went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 78th minute, Ikarios Stroggylis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.