Tripimeni win a place in the last eight of the All England FA Carlsberg Cup.
Tripimeni 3 Dee Road Rangers 3 Tripimeni won 4-3 after extra time: On a very windy afternoon at Broxbourne FC stadium Tripimeni faced a tough game in the all England FA Carlsberg Cup versus Reading team Dee Road Rangers. Dee Road got off to a good start scoring within minutes of the kick off. Tripimeni were pressuring and were rewarded with a goal from Darryl Cox and went into the break at 1-1. The second half Dee Road Rangers really attacked Tripimeni and with the help of the wind they had two blistering shots go powerfully into the back of the net and were 3-1 up with twenty minutes to go.With the wind calming down and the introduction of Alex Philippou, Bambos and Alfie Cox plus the calming influence of Terry Paul changed the game for Tripimeni and got a goal back with an own goal and then equalised with five minutes to go with a goal from Darryl Cox. Full time finished 3-3 and they went into extra time with both teams really battling but Tripimeni came out trumps when with minutes to go Alfie Bartram made a run into the penalty area and was pushed as a result a penalty was awarded to Tripimeni which Naim Essiaghi scored from and making sure of a Tripimeni 4-3 win after extra time and a route to the last eight of the FA Carlsberg Cup.
Tripimeni now go on to play Liverpool team Oyster Martyrs at Broxbourne stadium at 2pm on Sunday 19th of February 2012. Oyster Martyrs managed by Richie Rooney were last year’s FA Carlsberg winners who finally lay to rest the ghost of their 2009 FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup Final defeat to Scots Grey by beating fellow Liverpool Sunday League Premier Division counterparts Paddock 1-0.
In front of over 1,000 fans at Tranmere Rovers’ Prenton Park, it was a special day for Rooney, uncle of England and Manchester United striker Wayne, as Leighton McGivern grabbed the winner with 15 minutes left.
The Birmingham team Lea Hall Sports and Social who defeated New Salamis in the third round beat Whitwick Compass 1-0 and now play Hetton Lyons from Northern Yorkshire in the quarter final.
Parikiaki congratulates Tripimeni on their cup run so far and wish them continued success.
First Division
Dynamo 3 Aradippou 2: Dynamo retain their place at third place by beating lowly Aradippou who are struggling at the bottom of the table and although they are giving everyone a tough time they can ‘t turn their good performances into wins, they will need to sort out their defence then build from there.
Dynamo were three nil up half time with their goals coming from Ayn Bakoura scoring twice and John Nicholas adding the third for Dynamo.
Aradippou came back in the second half with two goals from Danny Vearer in the 68th and 75th minute but were unable to get the equaliser.
AEL 2 Panthea 1: AEL keep their fourth place status with a 2-1 win over Panthea who have faded away so their their manager Danny Bailey has the difficult task of getting Panthea back on track. Both teams played well Panthea seem to have most of the posession but AEL were more direct. The first half was goalless AEL took the lead in the 65th minute with a goal from Poku and increased their lead in the 75th minute with a goal from Luke Petros. Panthea scored their goal in the 88th minute with Kyri Kyprianou.
Rizokarpasso 6 Omonia 0: Omonia really need to get their act together this was their heaviest defeat this season and are now second from bottom. They got a tough game versus AEL on Sunday and they need to improve drastically for this game. Not taking anything from Rizokarpasso who have now managed to gel into a good team under their manager Dino Ippocratous and the coach Tony Ponnou, Rizo’s six goals came from Leon Semper, Tom Boxer 2, Harry Vazanias, Bradley Stylianou and Ben Andreas. Harry Vazania’s goal stood out, he dribbled past two players then chipped the ongoing keeper, brilliant goal. Rizokarpasso have had three wins on the trot and they will be playing New Salamis this Sunday, this will be a cracking game and Rizokarpasso are capable of beating and breaking New Salamis Unbeaten run.
Cetinkaya Cinar 1 Brotherhood 1: In front of several fans at Tottenhall Road Cetinkaya and Brotherhood played a good sporting and exciting game there was great end to end action with both teams goal keepers outstanding. Brotherhood took the lead after 12 minutes with a penalty taken and scored by Chris Ierotheou. Half time finished 1-0. Cetinkaya tried very hard to get back into the game playing nice football but not deadly in front of goal the same could be said about Brotherhood. With five minutes to go Josh hit a screamer from outside the box straight into the back of the net to give Cetinkaya Cinar a deserved equaliser.
Second Division
Apoel 4 Olympia 2: This was the match of the day of the second division with top of the table Olympia playing second in the table Apoel. As a result of Apoel defeating Olympia the positions were reversed and Apoel are now on top.
A very exciting game it was with Apoel taking the lead in the 10th minute with a goal from Mark Sophocleous , Michael Spencer made it two nil in the 30th minute before Vince equalised with a penalty to go into the break with Apoel winning 2-1. The second half started with Olympia going for goal but against the run of play Matthew Gursel hit a blinding shot from the edge of the box to make it 3-1. Olympia then pressured, they had a free kick taken by their man of the match Mark Campbell saved by the Apoel keeper, before they got a penalty which Kerem converted. So it was all for a great finish and Marcus Samuel popped up to score the last and final goal to make it 4-2 and put Apoel in top spot in the second division.
Pantel 2 Maronites 3: Pantel and Maronites are two teams that like to leave the exciting part of the game till the end. Maronites took the lead in the 10th minute with a penalty taken by Adem Ali and Israel equalised for Pantel in the 55th minute. Elias Koutsoudes gave the Maronites the lead in the 70th minute and in the 80th minute Israel popped up again to score his and Pantel’s second goal and equaliser. Just when the game seem to be finishing a draw a penalty was awarded to Maronites which their star striker Adem Ali smashed into the back of the net putting Maronites into third place six points behind second placed Olympia who they play this Sunday.
KLN 0 Pendayia 1: An ever improving KLN side suffered their 7th defeat of the season at Broomfield Park this Sunday. Both teams had their share of the possession but Pendayia carved out more of the chances and though the first half was goalless both teams played some good entertaining football.
Pendayia were once again the more attacking of the two sides when the game restarted and after earning a free kick to the right of their opponent’s box midway through the second half, went ahead when Theo Vassiliou swung the ball in and Chris Andrea slotted the ball away at the back post.
KLN continued to press looking for an equaliser and saw several good chances go wide, but the Pendayia defence remained solid and held out for the victory.
Komi Kebir 3 Achna 2: Under manager Nick Hanna Komi Kebir have much improved and gave first division Rizokarpasso a fright in the cup last week.; Komi had an uphill fight when Komi went one nil down to Achna with a well taken goal scored by Andy Stylianou. Komi equalised with a goal from Mario who also then scored a second to make it 2-1 to Komi Kebir and Volkan made it 3-1 with a cracking goal. Late in the game Achna came back when Greg Christoforou scored Achna’s second goal and with minutes to go they got a penalty which the Komi keeper Aris Hadjikkou saved from Andy Stylianou.
Achna were giving their opposition a tough game under their manager David Voskou who has done a good job turning them into a well organised team.
Anorthosis 5 Arachne 2: The manager of Anorthosis Mario Koureas had a fright when Arachne took the lead within minutes of the start with a goal from Chris Constantinides and it took Anorthosis five minutes to equalise with a goal from Alessandro Birri and in the 20th minute they took the lead with a good goal from Fanos Chambi , Alessandro scored his second and Anorthosis third goal. In the 70th minute Fanos Chambi scored a second and fourth goal for his team and Kieron Donaldson scored the fifth. Arachne had the final say they scored the first goal of the match so why not score the last which they did in the 89th minute with a well taken goal by Adam . Anorthosis are in with a shout for promotion in fourth place with 19 points , two points behind third placed Maronites.