Official Cup

The Hundreds Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Panagiotis Bourousis got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, O.T.E's Efthimis Kazantzatos got control of the ball when Panagiotis Bourousis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manos Papaiakovou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michalis Kostetsos went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Ntinos Kousas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manos Papaiakovou. Go Ahead Eagles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ntinos Kousas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 25 minutes into the game, Louis Mavrostomos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Manos Papaiakovou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manos Papaiakovou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ntinos Kousas in the 28th minute of the match. Efthimis Kazantzatos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Moustos in the 30th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes O.T.E got a freekick which was hit by Ntinos Kousas. Ntinos Vounatsos hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ntinos Kousas to make the kick off. Manos Papaiakovou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ntinos Kousas, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Efthimis Kazantzatos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Moustos, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 59 played minutes O.T.E got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Matsikidis. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when O.T.E was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stamatis Bravos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Bourousis came free, but Efthimis Kazantzatos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when O.T.E was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michalis Kostetsos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alkinoos Zisimopoulos struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Efthimis Kazantzatos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Go Ahead Eagles. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when O.T.E was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michalis Kostetsos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Charis Kopanidis hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Manos Papaiakovou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ntinos Kousas in the 77th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes O.T.E got a freekick which was hit by Michalis Kostetsos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manos Christodoulou in the 80th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Efthimis Kazantzatos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Manos Christodoulou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efthimis Kazantzatos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chants of O.T.E echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Go Ahead Eagles had held the ball for most of the match.