Official Cup

Arturo Valerio
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Davide Melfi got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Manolis Kalergis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seahawks V55's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manolis Kalergis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 6 minutes into the match, As Melfi 1929's goal looked a bit too open when Charis Droumalias came free, but Dave Padula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes, Amerigo Marcon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the As Melfi 1929 and the Seahawks V55 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 6 played minutes As Melfi 1929 got a freekick which was hit by Amerigo Marcon. 7 minutes into the match, Seahawks V55's Charis Droumalias sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dave Padula narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Iordanis Kopanakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davide Melfi. Dave Padula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolis Kalergis, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charis Droumalias in the 16th minute of play forced As Melfi 1929's goalkeeper Dave Padula to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Grigoris Papaggelou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dave Padula was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 25th minute, Manolis Kalergis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dave Padula was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Dave Padula didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grigoris Papaggelou went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 31st minute Grigoris Papaggelou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Padula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manolis Kalergis scored 0-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dave Padula, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manolis Kalergis scored 0-5 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dave Padula, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Seahawks V55 fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Seahawks V55's Manolis Kalergis 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 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 43 minutes, Charis Droumalias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seahawks V55's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charis Droumalias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The As Melfi 1929 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Seahawks V55 were winning 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Charis Droumalias to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Charis Droumalias in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dave Padula saved As Melfi 1929 from getting behind. In the 59th minute Charis Droumalias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Padula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charis Droumalias did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-7 to the left of a surprised Dave Padula 66 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manolis Kalergis got free with Dave Padula in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dave Padula made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Grigoris Papaggelou sent off a good shot on target. 71 minutes into the match, As Melfi 1929's goalkeeper Dave Padula had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigoris Papaggelou. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Manolis Kalergis sped through As Melfi 1929's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dave Padula. In the 78th minute, Manolis Kalergis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Manolis Kalergis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dave Padula, 0-9. In the 93rd minute, Grigoris Papaggelou made a precise shot to the right of Dave Padula. As Melfi 1929's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. When the match was over Seahawks V55 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than As Melfi 1929 throughout the match.