KOPA League team Olympia put in a strong performance on Sunday in the LFA Challenge Cup final versus Dumplupinar at Haringey Borough.

The game was only ten minutes old when Turkish Cypriot team Dumplupinar who play in the Turkish league took the lead.
They were awarded a free kick just outside the box which the Olympia keeper saved and palmed the direct shot away which went into the path of a Dumplupinsr player who hit it straight back into the net.

Olympia fought back and equalised with a goal from Alfie Bartram and Dumplupinar took the lead again going into the break 2-1 up.

Second half Olympia started getting on top creating chances and with alot more posession and then they lost ground when they were reduced to ten men when Anthony Furlonge was sent off.

Then with ten minutes to go Dumplupinar scored another on the break to give them a 3-1 win and the LFA Challenge Cup.

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