Official Cup

Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) GREEK ARMY's Stratos Alexatos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giannis Psaridis in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkis Kalaboukas saved GREEK ARMY from getting behind. Giannis Psaridis took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alkis Kalaboukas. Alkis Kalaboukas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 8th minute Stratos Alexatos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lazaros Theofilakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lazaros Theofilakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stratos Alexatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 14thth minute of the game Giannis Psaridis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 15th match minute, GREEK ARMY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilias Soulios to maneuver through the defense. Giannis Psaridiss short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Alkis Kalaboukas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alkis Kalaboukas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kyriakos Patemtzis went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Giannis Psaridis did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Alkis Kalaboukas 25 minutes into the match. Alkis Kalaboukas made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Giannis Psaridis sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th match minute, GREEK ARMY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Lazaridis to maneuver through the defense. Lazaros Theofilakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stratos Alexatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Kyriakos Patemtzis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saronida FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kyriakos Patemtzis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alkis Kalaboukas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 44 minutes, Alkis Kalaboukas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Giannis Psaridis made the kick off in the second half. Anastasios Zotalis made a great header on Saronida FC's corner, it was just that GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas managed to reach the ball for a save. If Giannis Psaridis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute Giannis Psaridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkis Kalaboukas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute Stratos Alexatos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lazaros Theofilakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's Kyriakos Patemtzis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alkis Kalaboukas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kyriakos Patemtzis charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kyriakos Patemtzis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, Saronida FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyriakos Patemtzis to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th match minute, GREEK ARMY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iraklis Seretis to maneuver through the defense. When Filippos Vikatos fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GREEK ARMY's protests and gave Filippos Vikatos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, one of GREEK ARMY:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for GREEK ARMY. Giannis Psaridis hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stratos Alexatos in the 77th minute of play forced Saronida FC's goalkeeper Lazaros Theofilakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazaros Korakis in the 87th minute of play forced Saronida FC's goalkeeper Lazaros Theofilakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GREEK ARMY's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nikos Lazaridis in the 89th minute. When Saronida FC's Giannis Psaridis in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GREEK ARMY's goalie prevented a goal. GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Psaridis in the 96th minute of play. Alkis Kalaboukas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Psaridis in the 98th minute of the match. Saronida FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.