Jorge Guinzburg
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637,
Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teodoro Navarro kicked off to start the match. With an all-out effort, Altos Gatos FC's Petros Papaspyrou threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cosme Pacorro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 4th minute Eustratios Kapetanoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anacleto Urtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PicksBattle.com's Panagiotis Kostakis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Anacleto Urtun in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 11th minute, Eustratios Kapetanoglou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PicksBattle.com fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodoro Navarro got free with Petros Papaspyrou in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Teodoro Navarro took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Petros Papaspyrou to make any attempt to save it. In the 19th minute, Teodoro Navarro fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Petros Papaspyrou, passed just outside the right post. Anacleto Urtun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iordanis Papaioannou, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Godfredo Etxatxu hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Esteve Gasteiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petros Papaspyrou having to interfere. Anacleto Urtun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustratios Kapetanoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteve Gasteiz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Petros Papaspyrou came out and tried to block the shot, but Esteve Gasteiz slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 28th minute. Anacleto Urtun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustratios Kapetanoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Teodoro Navarro took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Petros Papaspyrou to make any attempt to save it. Petros Papaspyrou was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cosme Pacorro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 35 minute of play. PicksBattle.com's Petros Papaspyrou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save PicksBattle.com from getting a goal against them. After 42 minutes of play, Altos Gatos FC's Cosme Pacorro made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petros Papaspyrou was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 45 minutes, Giannis Nousias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PicksBattle.com and the Altos Gatos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, PicksBattle.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Nousias to maneuver through the defense. PicksBattle.com's Petros Papaspyrou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save PicksBattle.com from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-1 at half-time.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eustratios Kapetanoglou to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Teodoro Navarro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Altos Gatos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teodoro Navarro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Teodoro Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Thodoris Xidas fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PicksBattle.com's protests and gave Thodoris Xidas a yellow card for diving instead. Thodoris Xidas hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the game, Felix Banegas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Altos Gatos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PicksBattle.com the free kick. After a rather tough play, Altos Gatos FC's Felix Banegas got a free kick in the 60th minute. Petros Papaspyrou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodosio Beat in the 62nd minute of the match. Cosme Pacorro kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Cosme Pacorro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Petros Papaspyrou. PicksBattle.com's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cosme Pacorro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. Anacleto Urtun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Errikos Nosis, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. The audience was convinced that Errikos Nosis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anacleto Urtun was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Altos Gatos FC's Anacleto Urtun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Altos Gatos FC from getting a goal against them. Esteve Gasteiz charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Esteve Gasteiz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Esteve Gasteiz kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, PicksBattle.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustratios Kapetanoglou to maneuver through the defense. Petros Papaspyrou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Pacorro in the 82nd minute of the match. A collision led to PicksBattle.com getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Thodoris Xidas hit a great ball. Esteve Gasteiz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Petros Papaspyrou. PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vaios Bougatsakis's late challenge caught a Altos Gatos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vaios Bougatsakis helped the player get up and apologised. Vaios Bougatsakis kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Petros Papaspyrou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Christos Kakaris kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Esteve Gasteiz shot a long shot in the 87th minute and a light blocked Petros Papaspyrou hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 8-1. In the 90th minute, Teodosio Beat made a precise shot to the right of Petros Papaspyrou. PicksBattle.com's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-1. Teodoro Navarro struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Petros Papaspyrou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Altos Gatos FC. Petros Papaspyrou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfredo Etxatxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.
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