Official Cup

Forge Field
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valentinos Karapialis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Diego Forlan notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Iordanis Bagasakos. Iordanis Bagasakos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Miltiadis Vlachakis fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's protests and gave Miltiadis Vlachakis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Miltiadis Vlachakis got a free kick in the 8th minute. 13 minutes into the match, FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goalkeeper Iordanis Bagasakos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Betão Esteves. In the last second Iordanis Bagasakos throw himself and got hold of the ball when Diego Forlan in the 14thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 15th minute of the match, Betão Esteves got a very nice opportunity to score, but Iordanis Bagasakos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Rafael Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Savas Karoubalis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vaggelis Pitsipopakis kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Birmingham Railers FC's Theo Hernández got a free kick in the 31st minute. Christoforos Staboulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Monteiro having to interfere. Rafael Monteiro came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Valentinos Karapialis. But to his dismay, Valentinos Karapialis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After a rather tough play, FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Petros Labellis got a free kick in the 40th minute. FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Iordanis Bagasakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Forlan in the 44th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Birmingham Railers FC's Rodrigo Nestor got a free kick in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 53rd minute, Gonçalo Monteiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Birmingham Railers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Iordanis Bagasakos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Forlan's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 61st minute, Valentinos Karapialis 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. Nikolas Bournouxouzis hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goalkeeper Iordanis Bagasakos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexandros Krontiras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Rafael Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Monteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandros Krontiras, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Forlan in the 77th minute of play forced FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goalkeeper Iordanis Bagasakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Betão Esteves in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iordanis Bagasakos saved FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO from getting behind. In the 83rd match minute, FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Savas Karoubalis to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Birmingham Railers FC's zone, Alexandros Krontiras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafael Monteiro came out of the goal and Alexandros Krontiras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rodrigo Nestor hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miltiadis Vlachakis got free with Rafael Monteiro in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Kaká Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Forlan in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iordanis Bagasakos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Birmingham Railers FC had won after a very even match.