Official Cup

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 172 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nikos Kalkavouras kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Trifon Iraklideas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute Babbis Prokos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petros Vasdekis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nikos Kalkavouras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petros Vasdekis was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Ouzounidis in the 15th minute of play forced ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Theofanis Marinakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Viktoras Natsikas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Theofanis Marinakis made a huge save. Vakoufi Utd's Viktoras Natsikas was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 24th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 27th minute Giannis Tzanetos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petros Vasdekis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viktoras Natsikas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Theofanis Marinakis made a huge save. 31 minutes into the game, Viktoras Natsikas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Theofanis Marinakis. Viktoras Natsikas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Ouzounidis in the 35th minute of play. In the 40th minute of the match ΟΦΗ got a corner. Vakoufi Utd's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antonis Papagrigoriou ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of ΟΦΗ booed when Vakoufi Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charilaos Mazonakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petros Vasdekis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Kalkavouras in the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Viktoras Natsikas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Vakoufi Utd's Zinon Papadakos in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ΟΦΗ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 54th match minute, ΟΦΗ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Tzanetos to maneuver through the defense. ΟΦΗ's Theofanis Marinakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktoras Natsikas in the 55th minute of play. When Vakoufi Utd's Viktoras Natsikas in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ΟΦΗ's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Vakoufi Utd getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Charilaos Mazonakis hit a great ball. After 76 minutes, Giannis Tzanetos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΟΦΗ and the Vakoufi Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. Giannis Tzanetos kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. The Vakoufi Utd fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Vakoufi Utd's Zacharias Papagiannoulis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 85th match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trifon Iraklideas to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Antonis Papagrigoriou came free, but Petros Vasdekis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 88 played minutes ΟΦΗ got a freekick which was hit by Sakis Velakoglou. Theofanis Marinakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Ouzounidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zinon Papadakos in the 90th minute of play forced ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Theofanis Marinakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Viktoras Natsikas put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Theofanis Marinakis. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zinon Papadakos during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. ΟΦΗ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.