Official Cup

Grotta dei Martiri
Spectators: 503 (Terracing: 379, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) Themos Vranas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alex Valera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustratios Vertsotis having to interfere. If Alex Valera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC FORZA MARTIRE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Themos Vranas was slow to take the kick. During this time Olympiacos FC's players had a chance to rest. Olympiacos FC's Themos Vranas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Paul Hernes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Themos Vranas in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Hernes saved FC FORZA MARTIRE from getting behind. If Alex Valera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eustratios Vertsotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Valera, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. If Alex Valera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alex Valera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustratios Vertsotis having to interfere. FC FORZA MARTIRE's attentive August Sauna managed to snatch the ball when Lakis Xanthis made a throw-in in the 28th minute of the game. FC FORZA MARTIRE's August Sauna quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vaggelis Tassakos, made in the 30th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giorgos Soufleris during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Olympiacos FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! Olympiacos FC:s Eustratios Vertsotis showed great skill when he stopped Shahrooz Dabiri:s penalty. Alex Valera succeeded in the game's 42nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. FC FORZA MARTIRE's Paul Hernes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Kotsanakis in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Valera made a kick off. FC FORZA MARTIRE's Paul Hernes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Soulis Partalis in the 52nd minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Alex Valera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eustratios Vertsotis. Olympiacos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Valera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Olympiacos FC made a substitution. Nikiforos Valaoras replaced Fotis Nousias. After 63 played minutes Olympiacos FC got a freekick which was hit by Vaggelis Tassakos. FC FORZA MARTIRE's Elof Melander got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When FC FORZA MARTIRE's King Køng in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympiacos FC's goalie prevented a goal. Eustratios Vertsotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Valera, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 69 minutes Olympiacos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elof Melander who took care of the corner kick. FC FORZA MARTIRE's Alex Valera was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eustratios Vertsotis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 70 played minutes Olympiacos FC got a freekick which was hit by Giannis Grigorakos. After 71 minutes of play, FC FORZA MARTIRE's Alex Valera made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eustratios Vertsotis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eustratios Vertsotis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Valera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. King Køng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eustratios Vertsotis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Paul Hernes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Grigorakos in the 76th minute of play. Zoltán Gera hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Vaggelis Tassakos fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olympiacos FC's protests and gave Vaggelis Tassakos a yellow card for diving instead. After 89 minutes of play, FC FORZA MARTIRE's King Køng made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eustratios Vertsotis was left in no man's land by his defense there!

FC FORZA MARTIRE's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.