Official Cup

Taba Opera Stadium
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcos Soffia took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Giorgos Moras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nemesio De la Sotta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Apostolos Svirkos managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Tabalongo AFC's Marcos Soffia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Apostolos Svirkos got control of the ball when Marcos Soffia tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 9 minutes BLACK PANTHER F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ubaldo Hormeño who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Tabalongo AFC's corner Ubaldo Hormeño fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Apostolos Svirkos quite easily take care of the ball. Marcos Soffia who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Apostolos Svirkos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Kleon Kontodimos got a free kick in the 11th minute. After 12 minutes of play, Tabalongo AFC's Marcos Soffia made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Apostolos Svirkos was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Villacosta in the 16th minute of play forced BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Apostolos Svirkos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 21 in the game by Eber Larralde from a close distance when the talented Apostolos Svirkos managed to make a qualified save. BLACK PANTHER F.C's players were relieved. Apostolos Svirkos didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Tabalongo AFC's Eber Larralde shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleon Kontodimos in the 24th minute of play forced Tabalongo AFC's goalkeeper Nemesio De la Sotta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apostolos Svirkos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eber Larralde in the 28th minute of the match. After some careless play in the BLACK PANTHER F.C defense, Eber Larralde kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Apostolos Svirkos. The BLACK PANTHER F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Apostolos Svirkos should have stopped the shot. In the 35th minute of the match, Eber Larralde tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Apostolos Svirkos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marcos Soffia hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 43rdth minute of the game Eber Larralde who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BLACK PANTHER F.C's Apostolos Svirkos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Jeronimo Villacosta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tabalongo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeronimo Villacosta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Apostolos Svirkos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Giorgos Moras made a kick off. When Tabalongo AFC's Eber Larralde in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalie prevented a goal. 58 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Eber Larralde came free, but Apostolos Svirkos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BLACK PANTHER F.C's Apostolos Svirkos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eber Larralde in the 60th minute of play. Nemesio De la Sotta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charis Kourmentalas in the 62nd minute. 62 minutes into the match, Charis Kourmentalas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nemesio De la Sotta. Tabalongo AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charis Kourmentalas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. In the 66th minute, Eber Larralde left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tabalongo AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleon Kontodimos in the 70th minute of play forced Tabalongo AFC's goalkeeper Nemesio De la Sotta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giorgos Moras got free with Nemesio De la Sotta in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nemesio De la Sotta was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Kleon Kontodimos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kleon Kontodimos really showed his touch with that goal: 5-3. A collision led to BLACK PANTHER F.C getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Giorgos Moras hit a great ball. Apostolos Svirkos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Soffia in the 80th minute of play. Giorgos Moras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Nemesio De la Sotta made a huge save. Giorgos Moras succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 5-4 in the 83rd playminute. 91 minutes into the match, Tabalongo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Theagenis Iosifidis came free, but Nemesio De la Sotta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jeronimo Villacosta in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Apostolos Svirkos saved BLACK PANTHER F.C from getting behind. Tabalongo AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.