Official Cup

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Feliberto Eyague started the match with the kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Feliberto Eyague who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but INTER's Ignacio Mahuzier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antoni Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Kalabalikis in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Astros de México's Fábio Pena seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fábio Pena the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Astros de México protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fábio Pena had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 8 minutes into the game, one of Astros de México:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Antoni Lopes, was totally fooled by INTER's Theodosis Kasselakis, who 10 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 13 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goalkeeper Antoni Lopes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kostas Briakos. In the 14th minute, Nontas Alexatos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Loukas Ikonomopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored INTER's protests and gave Loukas Ikonomopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to INTER getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Loukas Ikonomopoulos hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Kostas Briakos could shoot a difficult shot in the 21st minute, which Antoni Lopes however easily saved by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Paulo Román managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astros de México's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Román was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ignacio Mahuzier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antoni Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nontas Alexatos in the 31st minute of play. 2-0 became the score in the 32nd minute when Andrei Măgură elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vito Quintal during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, Vito Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antoni Lopes was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Kostas Briakos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kostas Briakos really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kostas Briakos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Feliberto Eyague hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Astros de México's Vito Quintal got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Gartxot Verdugo made a precise shot to the right of Antoni Lopes. Astros de México's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. 58 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goal looked a bit too open when Andrei Măgură came free, but Antoni Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Andrei Măgură cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Antoni Lopes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Antoni Lopes came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by INTER's Lakis Kavazis. But to his dismay, Lakis Kavazis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Briakos in the 75th minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Antoni Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Nontas Alexatos notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Astros de México's Antoni Lopes. Antoni Lopes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 79th minute, Andrei Măgură left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The INTER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Antoni Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gartxot Verdugo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The supporters of INTER booed when Astros de México was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Egoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antoni Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrei Măgură in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Astros de México defense, Nontas Alexatos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antoni Lopes. The Astros de México fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antoni Lopes should have stopped the shot. In the 89th minute, Kostas Briakos made a precise shot to the right of Antoni Lopes. Astros de México's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. Angulo Cabañero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Ignacio Mahuzier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.