Official Cup

Kavala
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) In the 10th minute, GREEK ARMY's Grigoris Karagiotakis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Andreas Kousoulakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Sergipano in the 15th minute of the match. Olympiacos FC's Andreas Kousoulakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Olympiacos FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Themos Vranas in the 19th minute of play forced GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper David Stockdale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Sakis Paragioudakis in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by GREEK ARMY's Vlassis Mellios. The supporters of GREEK ARMY booed when Olympiacos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sakis Paragioudakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andreas Kousoulakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grigoris Karagiotakis in the 22nd minute. David Stockdale came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Olympiacos FC's Themos Vranas. But to his dismay, Themos Vranas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After having played for 32 minutes, Themos Vranas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympiacos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Themos Vranas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jardel Sergipano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Themos Vranas in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Stockdale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. David Stockdale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Themos Vranas, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Olympiacos FC's zone, Jardel Sergipano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andreas Kousoulakis came out of the goal and Jardel Sergipano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 41 minutes into the game, Xosé Lim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olympiacos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GREEK ARMY the free kick. In the 41st match minute, Olympiacos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xosé Lim to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Andreas Kousoulakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigoris Karagiotakis. 44 minutes into the game, Vlassis Mellios threw the ball into play from the sideline. Olympiacos FC's Konstantinos Meletiou quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion.

The wind increased when Themos Vranas made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Vlassis Mellios got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, David Stockdale successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jardel Sergipano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andreas Kousoulakis having to interfere. With a little luck, GREEK ARMY's David Stockdale got control of the ball when Themos Vranas tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Themos Vranas in the 66th minute of play forced GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper David Stockdale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Themos Vranas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olympiacos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 75 minutes into the match, Themos Vranas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of David Stockdale, 1-4. 77 minutes into the match, Christos Romanakoglou dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of David Stockdale, 1-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Themos Vranas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympiacos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Themos Vranas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Stockdale breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Themos Vranas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 89thth minute of the game Themos Vranas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GREEK ARMY's David Stockdale was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 94 minutes into the match, GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper David Stockdale had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Themos Vranas. Themos Vranas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the final whistle went the supporters of Olympiacos FC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant GREEK ARMY side.