Official Cup

Leoforos
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Telis Mouzakis kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Telis Mouzakis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dimitris Giannakidis. The goal made the score 1-0. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Giorgos Maragozis sped through KAFSONAS F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thymios Tsioufis. Thymios Tsioufis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Maragozis, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 19th minute, Marinos Katsiaros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thymios Tsioufis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Maragozis in the 27th minute of play forced KAFSONAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Thymios Tsioufis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thymios Tsioufis came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Kerkyra FC's Giorgos Maragozis. But to his dismay, Giorgos Maragozis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. A collision led to KAFSONAS F.C. getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Valentinos Basinas hit a great ball. After some careless play in the KAFSONAS F.C. defense, Marinos Katsiaros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thymios Tsioufis. The KAFSONAS F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thymios Tsioufis should have stopped the shot. Valentinos Kanellakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thymios Tsioufis having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Telis Mouzakis came free, but Dimitris Giannakidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Giorgos Maragozis made a kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Anestis Lisgaras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KAFSONAS F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Anestis Lisgaras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 53rd minute Giorgos Maragozis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thymios Tsioufis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giorgos Maragozis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Thymios Tsioufis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when KAFSONAS F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iakovos Nikas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Telis Mouzakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Dimitris Giannakidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Apostolos Fragoulakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trifon Chelioudakis in the 72nd minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Dimitris Giannakidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Maragozis to maneuver through the defense. If Telis Mouzakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentinos Kanellakis took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thymios Tsioufis. Thymios Tsioufis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. KAFSONAS F.C.'s Thymios Tsioufis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save KAFSONAS F.C. from getting a goal against them. With 84 minutes on the clock, Thodoris Liouras commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 88 minutes into the game, Kerkyra FC's Marinos Katsiaros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thymios Tsioufis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Valentinos Kanellakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kerkyra FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentinos Kanellakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thymios Tsioufis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The KAFSONAS F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Kerkyra FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Kerkyra FC.