Official Cup

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thrasivoulos Moisiadis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 19th match minute, MICE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermis Labrou to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd match minute, ΠΑΟΚ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petros Giannakis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Menios Stelakis in the 23rd minute of play forced ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalkeeper Ilias Peristeropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ΠΑΟΚ FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Dimitris Skevofilakas hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Menios Stelakis got free with Ilias Peristeropoulos in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Petros Giannakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Omiros Bakogiannopoulos was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 33rd minute Thrasivoulos Moisiadis suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Stamatis Nosis fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MICE F.C.'s protests and gave Stamatis Nosis a yellow card for diving instead. ΠΑΟΚ FC made a substitution. Christoforos Tochouroglou replaced Thrasivoulos Moisiadis. After 34 played minutes MICE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Stamatis Nosis. In the 40th minute, Petros Giannakis made a precise shot to the right of Omiros Bakogiannopoulos. MICE F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoforos Tochouroglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Menios Stelakis's late challenge caught a ΠΑΟΚ FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Menios Stelakis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th match minute, MICE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Menios Stelakis to maneuver through the defense. 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 supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simos Ntougeroglou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alekos Korakakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thomas Papagiotopoulos got free with Omiros Bakogiannopoulos in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fondas Klitorakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute, Anestis Kapataidakis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, MICE F.C.'s Omiros Bakogiannopoulos got control of the ball when Petros Giannakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute, Theodosis Theodorakoglou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fondas Klitorakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Tasos Tsirigopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MICE F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Giannakis in the 82nd minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Omiros Bakogiannopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aimilios Koupepes kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the ΠΑΟΚ FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.