National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tityos Papadis started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tityos Papadis got free with Bone Levunliev in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kyriakos Adamou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yanislav Ruzhinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. A collision led to Cyprus getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Charis Vouras hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cyprus's zone, Yanislav Ruzhinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kyriakos Adamou came out of the goal and Yanislav Ruzhinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Yanislav Ruzhinov came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Bulgaria 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 Yanislav Ruzhinov couldn't finish the play. Kyriakos Adamou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yanislav Ruzhinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanislav Ruzhinov in the 21st minute of play forced Cyprus's goalkeeper Kyriakos Adamou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Bulgaria's Yanislav Ruzhinov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kyriakos Adamou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 29th minute, Yanislav Ruzhinov made a precise shot to the right of Kyriakos Adamou. Cyprus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bulgaria's goalkeeper Bone Levunliev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tityos Papadis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bone Levunliev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. The supporters of Bulgaria booed when Cyprus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charis Vouras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kyriakos Adamou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yanislav Ruzhinov in the 45th minute of the match. A collision led to Cyprus getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Iosif Petridis hit a great ball. Kyriakos Adamou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Prohaska, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yanislav Ruzhinov was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Cyprus booed when Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lachezar Porodinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bulgaria's Oleg Shtiliyanov was substituted for Chavdar Matzev. In the 57th match minute, Bulgaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lachezar Porodinski to maneuver through the defense. Bulgaria's Bone Levunliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charis Vouras in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bulgaria's Ginyo Kukenski got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Bozhko Gardakov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kyriakos Adamou having to make a save. 80 minutes into the match, Cyprus's goal looked a bit too open when Bozhko Gardakov came free, but Kyriakos Adamou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bozhko Gardakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bozhko Gardakov in the 82nd minute of play forced Cyprus's goalkeeper Kyriakos Adamou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kyriakos Adamou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bozhko Gardakov in the 86th minute. Cyprus's Kyriakos Adamou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bozhko Gardakov in the 88th minute of play. Akamas Pintzopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cyprus made a substitution. Dionysos Nikolaou replaced Nykteus Banos. The supporters of Bulgaria booed when Cyprus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charis Vouras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bulgaria's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.