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Kato Pafos Arena
Spectators: 10827 (Terracing: 8121, Seating: 2490, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dionisio Dicastillo kicked off to start the match. Koulis Mestas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Su Xu Xi in the 7th minute of the match. Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Themis Pantelakos in the 12th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Su Xu Xi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Unione Sportiva's supporters rose to their feet, but Su Xu Xi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Koulis Mestas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mánthia's goalie prevented a goal. Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fernado Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anestis Katsambis, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Mánthia were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Unione Sportiva's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rahman Dilhan took the corner. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dionisio Dicastillo got free with Fernado Alves in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Su Xu Xi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Koulis Mestas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernado Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Dicastillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Koulis Mestas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. The corner led Unione Sportiva's Cassiano Vilas Boas to fire away a dangerous shot which Koulis Mestas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Christiano Ronaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 44th minute, Unione Sportiva's Ime Palavos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ime Palavos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Unione Sportiva protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ime Palavos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Iphitos Gravari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Fernado Alves made a huge save. A collision led to Mánthia getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Agesilaus Savakis hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Su Xu Xi made the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Christiano Ronaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mánthia's Koulis Mestas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Christiano Ronaldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Koulis Mestas. Mánthia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christiano Ronaldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Koulis Mestas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 58th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Mánthia's zone, Christiano Ronaldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Koulis Mestas came out of the goal and Christiano Ronaldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christiano Ronaldo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Koulis Mestas made a huge save. When Christiano Ronaldo came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Unione Sportiva 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 Christiano Ronaldo couldn't finish the play. Christiano Ronaldo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Koulis Mestas having to make a save. In the 62nd minute Christiano Ronaldo 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. Christiano Ronaldo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Koulis Mestas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Cassiano Vilas Boas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Koulis Mestas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christiano Ronaldo in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Koulis Mestas saved Mánthia from getting behind. After 72 minutes Mánthia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassiano Vilas Boas who took care of the corner kick. 74 minutes into the game, Iphiklos Patrianakos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Koulis Mestas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 79 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Dicastillo came free, but Fernado Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mánthia's Koulis Mestas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Mánthia from getting a goal against them. Fernado Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Themis Pantelakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Rahman Dilhan kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Koulis Mestas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Christiano Ronaldo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Koulis Mestas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Koulis Mestas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Su Xu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Christiano Ronaldo 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. The Unione Sportiva players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.