Official Cup

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Vakoufi Utd's Zacharias Papagiannoulis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Panagiotis Papantoniou got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd minute, Amadeu Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute, Amadeu Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dudu Negri hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After 11 played minutes Grêmio FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Santana. Osvaldinho Marquez made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Panagiotis Papantoniou sent off a good shot on target. Osvaldinho Marquez made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Zacharias Papagiannoulis sent off a good shot on target. Dudu Negri hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Osvaldinho Marquez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Christos Ouzounidis. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Nikolas Soulakas took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Osvaldinho Marquez to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandros Tsekouras got free with Osvaldinho Marquez in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Osvaldinho Marquez made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Zacharias Papagiannoulis sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute, Vakoufi Utd's Christos Ouzounidis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Osvaldinho Marquez. Osvaldinho Marquez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. In the 41st match minute, Grêmio FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Mendes to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Christos Ouzounidis from long distance, 42 minutes into the match, got Osvaldinho Marquez's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dário Paraibano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dudu Negri during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Vakoufi Utd booed when Grêmio FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dudu Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Tsekouras in the 55th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Babbis Thomaidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osvaldinho Marquez. Grêmio FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Babbis Thomaidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 63 minutes into the game, Vakoufi Utd's Panagiotis Papantoniou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Osvaldinho Marquez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 67th match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christos Ouzounidis to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldinho Marquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignatios Katsikis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Grêmio FBPA defense, Panagiotis Papantoniou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osvaldinho Marquez. The Grêmio FBPA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osvaldinho Marquez should have stopped the shot. 75 minutes into the game, one of Grêmio FBPA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Osvaldinho Marquez had in the 76thth minute some difficulties stopping Christos Ouzounidis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The audience was convinced that Zacharias Papagiannoulis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osvaldinho Marquez was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacharias Papagiannoulis in the 85th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Zacharias Papagiannoulis came free, but Osvaldinho Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldinho Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacharias Papagiannoulis in the 89th minute of play. Christos Ouzounidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldinho Marquez having to interfere.