Official Cup

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Spectators: 560 (Terracing: 421, Seating: 129, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dimitris Stoltidis started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Squadra Demarchi booed when Pagos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Spyros Kyrimlis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filippos Alexiadis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Dimitris Stoltidis sped through Squadra Demarchi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Oscar Saldanha. Squadra Demarchi's Richard Moura managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Omiros Kalopoulos in the 12 minute of the game. In the 13th minute, Spyros Kyrimlis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudinho Pinho's late challenge caught a Pagos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudinho Pinho helped the player get up and apologised. Claudinho Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Kléber Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Maggioros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Stefanos Sotiriadis put in a rough tackle. Paulinho Paraibano shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 25 minutes into the match, Claudinho Pinho notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros. Avraam Maggioros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 27 minutes, Ciro Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Squadra Demarchi and the Pagos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ciro Castro hit a great ball. Oscar Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manolis Nikologiannis in the 28th minute. Filippos Alexiadis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Oscar Saldanha made a huge save. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Squadra Demarchi's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vaggelis Giannakidis was slow to take the kick. During this time Pagos FC's players had a chance to rest. Pagos FC's Alketas Rogas got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudinho Pinho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Queirós in the 53rd minute of play. Kléber Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Avraam Maggioros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Squadra Demarchi's attentive Nilson Corrêa managed to snatch the ball when Alketas Rogas made a throw-in in the 60th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vaggelis Giannakidis during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vaggelis Giannakidis kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goalkeeper Avraam Maggioros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kléber Queirós. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charalambos Lelopoulos in the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Charalambos Lelopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinho Pinho in the 73rd minute of play. Kostas Karalexopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaggelis Giannakidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pagos FC's Charalambos Lelopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Kléber Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.