Official Cup

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 叶平卫 got the match started through his kick off. Charis Raftopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardino Gil, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Themis Pepper got free with Marciano Fagondo in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Charis Raftopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Gil in the 16th minute of play. Charis Raftopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Gil in the 20th minute of play. Charis Raftopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zacarias Lordi in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute of the match Tricolor got a corner. Vakoufi Utd's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tómas Planet ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some careless play in the Vakoufi Utd defense, 叶平卫 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Charis Raftopoulos. The Vakoufi Utd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Charis Raftopoulos should have stopped the shot. Themis Pepper was extremely unlucky when he, in the 28th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Andreas Korpetis came free with the goalkeeper in the 30th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marciano Fagondo could save by the left post. Charis Raftopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Tancredo in the 33rd minute of play. Charis Raftopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Tancredo in the 36th minute of the match. Charis Raftopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 叶平卫, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardino Gil came free, but Charis Raftopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute Konstantinos Tsevas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Fagondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Themis Pepper got free with Marciano Fagondo in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Vakoufi Utd's Birkan Balıkçı in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tricolor's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 55th minute Bernardino Gil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charis Raftopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Charis Raftopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zacarias Lordi. The audience was convinced that 叶平卫's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charis Raftopoulos was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as 叶平卫 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Charis Raftopoulos. That made the score 0-2 in the 61 minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Vakoufi Utd's Themis Pepper nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marciano Fagondo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Paulo Bolas hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Marciano Fagondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos Tsevas, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The supporters of Vakoufi Utd booed when Tricolor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnie Mcquoid didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Bernardino Gil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charis Raftopoulos. Vakoufi Utd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardino Gil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Marciano Fagondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huang Tian Ao in the 95th minute of the match. The Tricolor supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tricolor would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.