Official Cup

Kavala
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stratos Alexatos started the match with the kick off. Ilias Soulios hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Lisandro Masses shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkis Kalaboukas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Markos Triantafyllou's late challenge caught a OSASCO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Markos Triantafyllou helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in GREEK ARMY's zone, Hélder Maciel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alkis Kalaboukas came out of the goal and Hélder Maciel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 23 minutes, Hélder Maciel made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When OSASCO FC's Hélder Maciel in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GREEK ARMY's goalie prevented a goal. Alkis Kalaboukas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lisandro Masses went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hélder Maciel in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkis Kalaboukas saved GREEK ARMY from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Masses in the 37th minute of play forced GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper Alkis Kalaboukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38th play minutes Lisandro Masses shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Alkis Kalaboukas and just under the crossbar into goal. 48 minutes into the game, Hélder Maciel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Alkis Kalaboukas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half OSASCO FC were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hélder Maciel to make the kick off. Lisandro Masses struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Alkis Kalaboukas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OSASCO FC. In the 58th minute, Lisandro Masses reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alkis Kalaboukas. The goal made the score 0-6. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Hélder Maciel sped through GREEK ARMY's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alkis Kalaboukas. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lisandro Masses in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkis Kalaboukas saved GREEK ARMY from getting behind. 72 minutes into the match, GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper Alkis Kalaboukas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hélder Maciel. OSASCO FC's Hélder Maciel came free and shot a quick shot against goal 75 minutes in the game, fortunately Alkis Kalaboukas had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 77th minute, Hélder Maciel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alkis Kalaboukas. The goal made the score 0-9. 84 minutes into the match, GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper Alkis Kalaboukas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hélder Maciel. GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Masses in the 87th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Lisandro Masses fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Alkis Kalaboukas, passed just outside the right post. Hélder Maciel might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alkis Kalaboukas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hélder Maciel ran back to his position shaking his head. Hélder Maciel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Alkis Kalaboukas made a huge save. With a little luck, GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas got control of the ball when Hélder Maciel tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to GREEK ARMY getting a freekick after 100 minutes play. Ilias Soulios hit a great ball. OSASCO FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.