Official Cup

Luis Humberto
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eustacio Rufo kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Del Santo FC's zone, Santiago Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Ove Rolfsson came out of the goal and Santiago Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 6 minutes into the match, Santiago Silva notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Del Santo FC's Karl-Ove Rolfsson. Karl-Ove Rolfsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Silva in the 10th minute of play forced Del Santo FC's goalkeeper Karl-Ove Rolfsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When ΠΑΟΚ FC's Santiago Silva in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Del Santo FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Santiago Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Ove Rolfsson was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Santiago Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Ove Rolfsson was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 26th minute Santiago Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Ove Rolfsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Santiago Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΠΑΟΚ FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Santiago Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl-Ove Rolfsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Björn Kamp managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΠΑΟΚ FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Björn Kamp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl-Ove Rolfsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd match minute, Del Santo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ovidio Marko to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute of the match Björn Kamp shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Karl-Ove Rolfsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 35 played minutes Del Santo FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Leonell. 37 minutes into the match, Del Santo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Silva came free, but Karl-Ove Rolfsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Santiago Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Santiago Silva put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Karl-Ove Rolfsson. In the 46th minute Santiago Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Ove Rolfsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Del Santo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Leonell to maneuver through the defense. After the first half ΠΑΟΚ FC were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Karl-Ove Rolfsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santiago Silva in the 54th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santiago Silva in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karl-Ove Rolfsson saved Del Santo FC from getting behind. ΠΑΟΚ FC made a substitution. Ronaldão Mendonça replaced Gustav Kock. ΠΑΟΚ FC made a substitution. Michalis Patsatzoglou replaced Thanasis Kanavos. After having played for 72 minutes, Santiago Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΠΑΟΚ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santiago Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The ΠΑΟΚ FC fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when ΠΑΟΚ FC's Santiago Silva looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 78th minute, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Santiago Silva ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Karl-Ove Rolfsson. Karl-Ove Rolfsson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. Karl-Ove Rolfsson made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Petros Mirtsos sent off a good shot on target. Karl-Ove Rolfsson was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Santiago Silva capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Santiago Silva really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. After 91 minutes, Damián Emmanuel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Del Santo FC and the ΠΑΟΚ FC players grew even worse after the yellow card.