Official Cup

Dhafnokhorion
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kostas Kostopoulos started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Giorgos Giannou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amfithea Hotspur's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Quinnys Disco Pants the free kick. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Amfithea Hotspur! The supporters of Amfithea Hotspur booed when Quinnys Disco Pants was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yan Ang didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute of the match, Miltos Chatzidis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Carl Burley saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Todd Dobbs charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Todd Dobbs the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 10 played minutes Quinnys Disco Pants got a freekick which was hit by Todd Dobbs. Miltos Chatzidis kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Babbis Theocharis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luizão de Brito in the 15th minute of play. Fuat Dicle was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Carl Burley made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Kostas Kostopoulos sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, Amfithea Hotspur's goal looked a bit too open when Luizão de Brito came free, but Babbis Theocharis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 minutes, Al Horsell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Quinnys Disco Pants and the Amfithea Hotspur players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th match minute, Quinnys Disco Pants was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Al Horsell to maneuver through the defense. After 26 played minutes, Amfithea Hotspur's Marinos Roussos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carl Burley came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Amfithea Hotspur reached it. 32 minutes into the match, Amfithea Hotspur's goal looked a bit too open when Luizão de Brito came free, but Babbis Theocharis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amfithea Hotspur's Babbis Theocharis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fuat Dicle in the 37th minute of play. Fuat Dicle took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Babbis Theocharis. Babbis Theocharis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The Amfithea Hotspur players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Quinnys Disco Pants were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fuat Dicle made a kick off. Carl Burley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Kostopoulos in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Quinnys Disco Pants booed when Amfithea Hotspur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alekos Lineos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Amfithea Hotspur's Miltos Chatzidis got a free kick in the 55th minute. Babbis Theocharis made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Fuat Dicle sent off a good shot on target. Amfithea Hotspur's Babbis Theocharis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Amfithea Hotspur from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fuat Dicle in the 60th minute of play forced Amfithea Hotspur's goalkeeper Babbis Theocharis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Babbis Theocharis made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Deon Harrison sent off a good shot on target. Marinos Roussos charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marinos Roussos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Amfithea Hotspur getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Marinos Roussos hit a great ball. Carl Burley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kostas Kostopoulos's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Amfithea Hotspur's goal looked a bit too open when Fuat Dicle came free, but Babbis Theocharis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Quinnys Disco Pants's Luizão de Brito got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Babbis Theocharis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fuat Dicle, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Miltos Chatzidis's late challenge caught a Quinnys Disco Pants's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miltos Chatzidis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th minute, Miltos Chatzidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Babbis Theocharis was a little too slow when Luizão de Brito got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 0-5. If Fuat Dicle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Babbis Theocharis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vitinho Paranaense went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. When the final whistle sounded Quinnys Disco Pants left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Amfithea Hotspur.