Official Cup

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valerios Neochoritis made the kick off which started today's match. FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO were furious when Christos Kakkos was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! Urbano Txanton walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Theagenis Giannou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Arabatzis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilias Porneos kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. PaoK Neapoleos's Isidoros Tsagarakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save PaoK Neapoleos from getting a goal against them. Argyris Stokas scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Theagenis Giannou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Ahmet Ali Poyraz came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ahmet Ali Poyraz couldn't finish the play. Dawid Kosakowski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Theagenis Giannou. FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Panos Barbagiannis kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. If Panagiotis Psaris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38thth minute of the game Panagiotis Psaris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Theagenis Giannou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Désiré Kaká kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Valerios Neochoritis hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Argyris Stokas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Theagenis Giannou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panagiotis Psaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. With a little luck, FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Theagenis Giannou got control of the ball when Argyris Stokas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Argyris Stokas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Theagenis Giannou made a huge save. PaoK Neapoleos's Vassilis Kyriakas was substituted for Panagiotis Psaris. After 69 played minutes FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO got a freekick which was hit by Désiré Kaká. Vassilis Roubakis kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Isidoros Tsagarakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Désiré Kaká in the 72nd minute of play. FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Theagenis Giannou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO from getting a goal against them. A collision led to PaoK Neapoleos getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Thalis Skinas hit a great ball. In the 81st minute Panos Barbagiannis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theagenis Giannou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theagenis Giannou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Barbagiannis in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goalkeeper Theagenis Giannou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 90 minutes into the match, FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goalkeeper Theagenis Giannou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vassilis Roubakis. In the 92nd minute of the match PaoK Neapoleos got a corner. FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dawid Kosakowski ran over to the corner to take the kick.