Official Cup

Babbis Chatzios DPLD
Spectators: 503 (Terracing: 379, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) Mean Machine's Charis Mantalakis 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. Arthur Guedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thanasis Vrasidas having to interfere. In the 8th minute Arthur Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanasis Vrasidas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute Arthur Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanasis Vrasidas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Nikitaras in the 11th minute of play forced ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Gustavo Aparecido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charis Mantalakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Gustavo Aparecido made a huge save. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Lazaros Kouros hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thanasis Vrasidas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by eAntonio Pardal in the 17th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Giorgian De Arrascaeta heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Gustavo Aparecido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Mattei in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Arthur Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanasis Vrasidas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Doriva Vaz kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Gustavo Aparecido had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Mattei. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Anthimos Papageorgiou hit a great ball. The supporters of Mean Machine booed when ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferhan Koçarslanoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 29 in the game by Charis Mantalakis from a close distance when the talented Gustavo Aparecido managed to make a qualified save. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s players were relieved. 30 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Charis Mantalakis came free, but Gustavo Aparecido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanasis Vrasidas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Guedes, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Gustavo Aparecido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Mattei in the 36th minute. Gustavo Aparecido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charis Mantalakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arthur Guedes scored 0-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thanasis Vrasidas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arthur Guedes made a kick off. Gustavo Aparecido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Nikitaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Gustavo Aparecido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charis Mantalakis in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Nikitaras in the 58th minute of play forced ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Gustavo Aparecido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 minutes of play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thanasis Vrasidas was left in no man's land by his defense there! 65 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Charis Mantalakis came free, but Gustavo Aparecido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Guedes in the 69th minute of play forced Mean Machine's goalkeeper Thanasis Vrasidas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Guedes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thanasis Vrasidas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Guedes in the 75th minute of play forced Mean Machine's goalkeeper Thanasis Vrasidas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. 余政翀 hit a great ball. Charis Mantalakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 played minutes ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ got a freekick which was hit by 余政翀. Gustavo Aparecido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charis Mantalakis in the 89th minute of play. Thanasis Vrasidas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Guedes in the 91st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Arthur Guedes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thanasis Vrasidas was relentless in the 95th minute of the game.

The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.