Official Cup

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) 4 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Lallos came free, but Petros Vasdekis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 minutes, Timos Vrachnos made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Vakoufi Utd's Petros Vasdekis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Ouzounidis in the 12th minute of play forced Πυργετός Fc's goalkeeper Marinos Kabouris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marinos Kabouris made an important save on a dangerous shot by Viktoras Natsikas in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute, Zinon Papadakos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marinos Kabouris was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Πυργετός Fc's Timos Vrachnos got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vakoufi Utd's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Miltos Kousourakis was slow to take the kick. During this time Πυργετός Fc's players had a chance to rest. Miltos Kousourakis made a great header on Πυργετός Fc's corner, it was just that Vakoufi Utd's Petros Vasdekis managed to reach the ball for a save. Christos Ouzounidis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marinos Kabouris having to make a save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timos Vrachnos to make the kick off. If Christos Ouzounidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marinos Kabouris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Ouzounidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Zinon Papadakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ilias Karanastasis during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marinos Kabouris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zinon Papadakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marinos Kabouris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktoras Natsikas, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After some careless play in the Πυργετός Fc defense, Viktoras Natsikas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marinos Kabouris. The Πυργετός Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marinos Kabouris should have stopped the shot. 85 minutes into the game, Zacharias Papagiannoulis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Marinos Kabouris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With his leg Petros Vasdekis managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Πυργετός Fc's Anthimos Kousouridis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Vakoufi Utd had won after a very even match.