Official Cup

TANTALOS ANGAVANAKIS
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Thanks to some nice moves Apostolos Kazantzopoulos could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Arcadio Buendia however easily saved by the left post. After 7 minutes Alzaga FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vrasidas Rellis who took care of the corner kick. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Alzaga FC's Bernardo Franco got a free kick in the 11th minute. Leonidas Stathis kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Leon Goretzka notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis. Pavlos Fotiadis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 18th minute Leon Goretzka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Fotiadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leon Goretzka in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pavlos Fotiadis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, Leon Goretzka notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis. Pavlos Fotiadis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 24 minutes into the game, Alzaga FC's Leon Goretzka nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pavlos Fotiadis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Goretzka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leon Goretzka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Cyprus Eagles AFC defense, Leon Goretzka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis. The Cyprus Eagles AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavlos Fotiadis should have stopped the shot. In the 33rd minute, Vrasidas Rellis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavlos Fotiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Goretzka in the 34th minute of play. Pavlos Fotiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Goretzka in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Leon Goretzka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis. Cyprus Eagles AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leon Goretzka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 41st match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Papoutsakis to maneuver through the defense. After 43 minutes, Leon Goretzka made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 48 minutes, Apostolos Kazantzopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cyprus Eagles AFC and the Alzaga FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Apostolos Kazantzopoulos got a free kick in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Apostolos Kazantzopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Goretzka came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Goretzka, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Leon Goretzka kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pavlos Fotiadis. That made the score 0-7 in the 56 minute of play. Leon Goretzka might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pavlos Fotiadis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leon Goretzka ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leon Goretzka in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pavlos Fotiadis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 62 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Goretzka came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alzaga FC's Robert Rutkowski was substituted for Leon Goretzka. Alzaga FC's Pablo Ur was substituted for Adrián Czornomaz. After 66 minutes Cyprus Eagles AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 조 내 who took care of the corner kick. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Cyprus Eagles AFC's zone, Robert Rutkowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavlos Fotiadis came out of the goal and Robert Rutkowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikos Pathekas hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolos Kazantzopoulos in the 78th minute of play forced Alzaga FC's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabino Jauregui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the game, Alzaga FC's Robert Rutkowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pavlos Fotiadis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robert Rutkowski in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pavlos Fotiadis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 86thth minute of the game Robert Rutkowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Cyprus Eagles AFC defense, Robert Rutkowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis. The Cyprus Eagles AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavlos Fotiadis should have stopped the shot. Alzaga FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.