Official Cup

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) 6 minutes into the match, INTER's goal looked a bit too open when Argyris Stokas came free, but Savas Kokkinos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. PaoK Neapoleos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dawid Kosakowski in the 7th minute. If Argyris Stokas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Panagiotis Psaris blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Savas Kokkinos having to make a save. Savas Kokkinos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Psaris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Panagiotis Psaris's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Savas Kokkinos was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Andrei Măgură recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 27th minute Argyris Stokas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Savas Kokkinos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Argyris Stokas in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Savas Kokkinos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 30th minute, Panagiotis Psaris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isidoros Tsagarakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kostas Briakos's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute Argyris Stokas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Savas Kokkinos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panos Barbagiannis hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Isidoros Tsagarakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Briakos in the 37th minute of play. INTER's Savas Kokkinos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Psaris in the 39th minute of play. Savas Kokkinos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argyris Stokas in the 40th minute of the match. Isidoros Tsagarakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Briakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Argyris Stokas was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Andrei Măgură shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoros Tsagarakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoros Tsagarakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michalis Sardelas in the 52nd minute of the match. Isidoros Tsagarakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michalis Sardelas, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Savas Kokkinos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argyris Stokas, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Isidoros Tsagarakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michalis Sardelas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute Kostas Briakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoros Tsagarakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PaoK Neapoleos's Vassilis Kyriakas was substituted for Panagiotis Psaris. PaoK Neapoleos made a substitution. Vassilis Roubakis replaced Argyris Stokas. In the 66th minute of the match INTER got a corner. PaoK Neapoleos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kostas Briakos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Markos Kalabalikis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PaoK Neapoleos's Isidoros Tsagarakis did a great save. INTER made a substitution. Nontas Alexatos replaced Markos Kalabalikis. Savas Kokkinos had great luck who in the 80thth minute grab hold of the ball when Vassilis Kyriakas from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Vassilis Kyriakas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 84 minutes into the game, one of PaoK Neapoleos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 89th minute, Vassilis Roubakis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Savas Kokkinos. The goal made the score 0-2. In the 93rd minute Kostas Briakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoros Tsagarakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Sardelas in the 94th minute of play forced PaoK Neapoleos's goalkeeper Isidoros Tsagarakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Briakos in the 95th minute of play forced PaoK Neapoleos's goalkeeper Isidoros Tsagarakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PaoK Neapoleos's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.