Official Cup

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Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Konstantinos Psiloglou made the kick off which started today's match. Augusto Ellande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Triantis in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Marinos Valassakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Ellande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabian Ascencio got free with Valerios Paboulis in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valerios Paboulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Morais, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After taking down the ball on Mercedes's corner Santo Rumaldo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Valerios Paboulis quite easily take care of the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Amfithea Hotspur's goalkeeper Valerios Paboulis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Honorato Kauldi. In the 19th minute Konstantinos Psiloglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Ellande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Amfithea Hotspur's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anier Mon was slow to take the kick. During this time Mercedes's players had a chance to rest. Mercedes's Melquiades Chinto was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Valerios Paboulis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mercedes's goalkeeper Augusto Ellande, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Augusto Ellande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinos Valassakos in the 29th minute of play. Valerios Paboulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santo Rumaldo in the 32nd minute of play. Valerios Paboulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Morais, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 34 minutes Amfithea Hotspur's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anier Mon who took care of the corner kick. Valerios Paboulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Rumaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Augusto Ellande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Triantis in the 43rd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Mercedes's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Triantis came free, but Augusto Ellande reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charilaos Dimitrakis in the 45th minute of play forced Mercedes's goalkeeper Augusto Ellande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manuel Morais stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Mercedes's goalkeeper Augusto Ellande had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marinos Valassakos. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konstantinos Psiloglou in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Augusto Ellande saved Mercedes from getting behind. Valerios Paboulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santo Rumaldo in the 56th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Marinos Valassakos could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Augusto Ellande however easily saved by the left post. 60 minutes into the game, Santo Rumaldo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Valerios Paboulis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mercedes made a substitution. Alvaro Abar replaced Albino Feliu. Honorato Kauldi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valerios Paboulis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Mercedes made a substitution. Jan-Ivar Nordmo replaced Honorato Kauldi. 80 minutes into the match, Amfithea Hotspur's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Morais came free, but Valerios Paboulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augusto Ellande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marinos Valassakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mercedes's Augusto Ellande proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Mercedes from getting a goal against them. Augusto Ellande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charilaos Dimitrakis in the 90th minute of play. Charilaos Dimitrakis hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. With 93 minutes on the clock, Christodoulos Parlapipas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Amfithea Hotspur:s Valerios Paboulis showed great skill when he stopped Anier Mon:s penalty. 97 minutes into the game, Manuel Morais cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Valerios Paboulis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Amfithea Hotspur's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.