League

Colosseum
Spectators: 10991 (Terracing: 8244, Seating: 2528, VIP seats: 219) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ruud Nistelrooy started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkibiades Kutras in the 4th minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Uriel Malvin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Ladislao Harriet took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Antonis Nikopolidis to make any attempt to save it. Antonis Nikopolidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ladislao Harriet in the 13th minute. Uriel Malvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruud Nistelrooy in the 15th minute of play. Ladislao Harriet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Antonis Nikopolidis made a huge save. 21 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Alkibiades Kutras came free, but Uriel Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Nea Salamis's Antonis Nikopolidis got control of the ball when Ladislao Harriet tried to sneak it across the goal line. Intriago Migolla kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Empire of Soccer defense, Alkibiades Kutras kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uriel Malvin. The Empire of Soccer fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uriel Malvin should have stopped the shot. After 29 minutes of play, Nea Salamis's Alkibiades Kutras made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uriel Malvin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Natalio Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Antonis Nikopolidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ladislao Harriet who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Antonis Nikopolidis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Ladislao Harriet took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Antonis Nikopolidis to make any attempt to save it. A hard shot 41 in the game by Ladislao Harriet from a close distance when the talented Antonis Nikopolidis managed to make a qualified save. Nea Salamis's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Harriet in the 43rd minute of play forced Nea Salamis's goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Antonis Nikopolidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natalio Blanco in the 50th minute of the match. Alkibiades Kutras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Uriel Malvin made a huge save. Uriel Malvin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pipo Inzaghi went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. After 59 minutes of play, Empire of Soccer's Teukros Diplarakos made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonis Nikopolidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Natalio Blanco in the 62nd minute of play forced Nea Salamis's goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uriel Malvin was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Alkibiades Kutras capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alkibiades Kutras really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. 65 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Alkibiades Kutras came free, but Uriel Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Nea Salamis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Everardo Abreu to maneuver through the defense. Empire of Soccer's Xanthos Fikias was substituted for Natalio Blanco. In the 69th match minute, Nea Salamis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Everardo Abreu to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 69 minutes, Furo Bolas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Empire of Soccer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Furo Bolas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 74th minute Ruud Nistelrooy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uriel Malvin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute of the match Nea Salamis got a corner. Empire of Soccer's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cafu Milan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Antonis Nikopolidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teukros Diplarakos in the 78th minute of the match. Uriel Malvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Everardo Abreu in the 85th minute of play. Antonis Nikopolidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xanthos Fikias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alkibiades Kutras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nea Salamis's Antonis Nikopolidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavlos Galanopoulos in the 91st minute of play. Nea Salamis's Antonis Nikopolidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teukros Diplarakos in the 95th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teukros Diplarakos in the 95th minute of play forced Nea Salamis's goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Nea Salamis supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Nea Salamis would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.