Challenge

Kato Pafos Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Austria's Sandro Galishoff 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. In the 3rd minute Fabio Schneider shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Koulis Mestas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dionisio Dicastillo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Fabio Auer when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Austria's Fabio Auer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dionisio Dicastillo in the 7th minute of play. Fabio Schneider sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Mánthia's Dionisio Dicastillo in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Austria's goalie prevented a goal. Fabio Schneider's late challenge caught a Mánthia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabio Schneider helped the player get up and apologised. Fabio Schneider kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Dicastillo in the 19th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Emil Seidler hit a great ball. Fabio Auer made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Dionisio Dicastillo sent off a good shot on target. Kreon Logarakis in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fabio Auer, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Austria's Fabio Auer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Themis Pantelakos in the 29th minute of play. Austria's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Dionisio Dicastillo scored to the left of an out of position Fabio Auer, making the score, 3-0. Iphitos Gravari took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabio Auer. Fabio Auer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Fabio Auer successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anestis Katsambis in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabio Auer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dionisio Dicastillo made a kick off. Dionisio Dicastillo took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabio Auer. Fabio Auer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Iphitos Gravari left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mánthia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. 66 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Dicastillo came free, but Fabio Auer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 66 minutes of play, Mánthia's Dionisio Dicastillo made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabio Auer was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Austria's zone, Kreon Logarakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Auer came out of the goal and Kreon Logarakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabio Auer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dionisio Dicastillo went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. Themis Pantelakos scored 11-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Auer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fabio Auer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionisio Dicastillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Christian Wallner hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Dicastillo in the 80th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Schneider to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Dionisio Dicastillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabio Auer. Austria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dionisio Dicastillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. Fabio Auer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iphitos Gravari, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute, Anestis Katsambis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabio Auer was frozen by the shot and now it was 13-0. Fabio Auer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iphitos Gravari, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Fabio Auer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Dicastillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mánthia had played much better football throughout.