Official Cup

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Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Melquiades Sanduru made the kick off which started today's match. If Melquiades Sanduru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Showtime FC booed when ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aggelos Kotridis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Amador Pagomari fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Showtime FC's protests and gave Amador Pagomari a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Showtime FC's Amador Pagomari got a free kick in the 9th minute. Leonides Lugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Biaggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Claudio Biaggio succeeded in the game's 18th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 26 minutes into the match, Showtime FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomasz Bakes came free, but Leonides Lugo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Amador Pagomari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amador Pagomari was shown his second yellow card after 32 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Showtime FC's Amador Pagomari got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute, John Hamilton 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. John Hamilton hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goal looked a bit too open when Melquiades Sanduru came free, but Eugenios Katzelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Melquiades Sanduru in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eugenios Katzelis saved ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ from getting behind. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Eugenios Katzelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melquiades Sanduru in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Fotis Koliakis hit a great ball. Leonides Lugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Biaggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute, Babbis Evaggellidis made a precise shot to the right of Leonides Lugo. Showtime FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 52nd minute, Claudio Biaggio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonides Lugo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 57th minute Claudio Biaggio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Lugo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iordanis Mountakis in the 59th minute of play forced Showtime FC's goalkeeper Leonides Lugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Claudio Biaggio notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Showtime FC's Leonides Lugo. Leonides Lugo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomasz Bakes in the 64th minute of play forced Showtime FC's goalkeeper Leonides Lugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Sanduru's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Eugenios Katzelis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 66 minutes into the game, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Babbis Evaggellidis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leonides Lugo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 72nd match minute, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Vissis to maneuver through the defense. When Tomasz Bakes fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s protests and gave Tomasz Bakes a yellow card for diving instead. Tomasz Bakes kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Leonides Lugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Biaggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Carolo Naldo kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Leonides Lugo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Biaggio in the 81st minute of play. Leonides Lugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iordanis Mountakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Eugenios Katzelis made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Freddy Bernal sent off a good shot on target. Eugenios Katzelis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melquiades Sanduru, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Showtime FC's Leonides Lugo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babbis Evaggellidis in the 88th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Melquiades Sanduru in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eugenios Katzelis saved ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ from getting behind. Claudio Biaggio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonides Lugo having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ had played much better football throughout.