Official Cup

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Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petros Malioufas got the match started through his kick off. Efim Rakhimov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostas Tsioris having to interfere. Danil Vetlugin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Kostas Tsioris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in AC Milan's zone, Sergey Baturin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kostas Tsioris came out of the goal and Sergey Baturin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kostas Tsioris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Baturin in the 13th minute of play. After taking down the ball on FC Barcelona Lassa's corner Egor Dichenko fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kostas Tsioris quite easily take care of the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Efim Rakhimov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Kostas Tsioris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Egor Dichenko hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the AC Milan defense, Sergey Baturin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kostas Tsioris. The AC Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kostas Tsioris should have stopped the shot. The supporters of FC Barcelona Lassa booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alekos Volakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in AC Milan's zone, Efim Rakhimov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kostas Tsioris came out of the goal and Efim Rakhimov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 37 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Diogenis Nestorakis. Grigoriy Scherbakov hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

51 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona Lassa's goal looked a bit too open when Takis Tsirilidis came free, but Eduard Lutsevich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kostas Tsioris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Baturin in the 54th minute of play. Kostas Tsioris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Scherbakov in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoriy Scherbakov in the 62nd minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Kostas Tsioris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orestis Katsadourakis to maneuver through the defense. Sergey Baturin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, FC Barcelona Lassa's Sergey Baturin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kostas Tsioris. Kostas Tsioris yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona Lassa's Grigoriy Scherbakov got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Malioufas in the 76th minute of play forced FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Eduard Lutsevich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the game, Danil Vetlugin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Barcelona Lassa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Milan the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Orestis Katsadourakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Milan's supporters rose to their feet, but Orestis Katsadourakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eduard Lutsevich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. AC Milan's Kostas Tsioris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Baturin in the 90th minute of play. Kostas Tsioris was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Grigoriy Scherbakov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 92 minute of play. Kostas Tsioris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Baturin, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. FC Barcelona Lassa played a much better game than AC Milan and deserved their victory. The AC Milan players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.