Official Cup

ΑΓ.ΣΟΦΙΑ-OPAP ARENA
Spectators: 164 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lion Messi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zinon Anagnostou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lion Messi in the 4th minute of play. With a little luck, La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez got control of the ball when Nikos Vissis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 18th minute Lion Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zinon Anagnostou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zinon Anagnostou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lion Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Zinon Anagnostou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Martinez in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lionel Messi was slow to take the kick. During this time La Scaloneta's players had a chance to rest. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Ángel-Fabián Di María advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 31st minute. Antonis Mavrofidis's late challenge caught a La Scaloneta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonis Mavrofidis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th minute, Antonis Mavrofidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lionel Messi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zinon Anagnostou. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dibag Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christos Kostis in the 38th minute. Zinon Anagnostou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julián Álvarez in the 41st minute of play. Zinon Anagnostou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Dibag Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Kostis, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lionel Messi got free with Zinon Anagnostou in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Kane in the 65th minute of play. Lion Messi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ángel-Fabián Di María hit a great ball. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalkeeper Zinon Anagnostou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zinon Anagnostou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julián Álvarez in the 84th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Julián Álvarez managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Scaloneta's supporters rose to their feet, but Julián Álvarez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zinon Anagnostou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 91st minute, Lionel Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle went the supporters of La Scaloneta were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ side.