Official Cup

TANTALOS ANGAVANAKIS
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nedim Emekli started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nedim Emekli in the 4th minute of play forced Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carles Pujol in the 10th minute of play forced Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Botond Tulipán hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miltos Makris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlos Fotiadis having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Carles Pujol had to leave the field with a concussion. When Nikos Pathekas fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cyprus Eagles AFC's protests and gave Nikos Pathekas a yellow card for diving instead. Nikos Pathekas hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute of the match Nikos Stasinos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 19th minute of the match Mean Machine got a corner. Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nikos Stasinos ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Nikos Stasinos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pavlos Fotiadis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cyprus Eagles AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nikos Stasinos was slow to take the kick. During this time Mean Machine's players had a chance to rest. In the 25thth minute of the game Nedim Emekli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Menios Chloros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Nontas Markas kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Mattei came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Nedim Emekli came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 42 minutes, Nedim Emekli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mean Machine's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nedim Emekli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nedim Emekli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavlos Fotiadis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nedim Emekli's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Nontas Markas made the kick off in the second half. Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miltos Makris, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Agnaldo Braga hit a great ball. Pavlos Fotiadis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nedim Emekli in the 58th minute. Nontas Markas hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The supporters of Mean Machine booed when Cyprus Eagles AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nontas Markas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Nedim Emekli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavlos Fotiadis was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Nedim Emekli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pavlos Fotiadis having to make a save. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Cyprus Eagles AFC from getting a goal against them. Sakis Melisofagos made in the 69th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mean Machine's Daniil Bonoris. Christian Mattei's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pavlos Fotiadis firmly grabbed it by the left post. 70 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Mattei. The throw-in from Sakis Melisofagos in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mean Machine's Daniil Bonoris. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedim Emekli in the 73rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nedim Emekli in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pavlos Fotiadis saved Cyprus Eagles AFC from getting behind. Nedim Emekli struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Pavlos Fotiadis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mean Machine. Nedim Emekli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pavlos Fotiadis having to make a save. In the 81st minute, Makis Garpozis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Nedim Emekli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavlos Fotiadis. Cyprus Eagles AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nedim Emekli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mean Machine's attentive Daniil Bonoris managed to snatch the ball when Sakis Melisofagos made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nedim Emekli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Markos Katselis in the 92nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mean Machine's Christian Mattei. 94 minutes into the game, Sakis Melisofagos threw the ball into play from the sideline. Mean Machine's Daniil Bonoris quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When the final whistle sounded Mean Machine left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cyprus Eagles AFC.