Official Cup

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Demis Laggizos started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, GREEN LIONS's Demis Laggizos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Panos Kamarinakis. Panos Kamarinakis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Demis Laggizos took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Panos Kamarinakis to make any attempt to save it. In the 11th minute Filippos Koutsokefalakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Kamarinakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Milan's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Demis Laggizos 18 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. Panos Kamarinakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demis Laggizos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the AC Milan defense, Demis Laggizos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Panos Kamarinakis. The AC Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Panos Kamarinakis should have stopped the shot. Demis Laggizos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Panos Kamarinakis made a huge save. Panos Kamarinakis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 32nd minute, which inside left pole to 5-0. Panos Kamarinakis was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Demis Laggizos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Demis Laggizos really showed his touch with that goal: 6-0. In the 40th play minute Demis Laggizos came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Panos Kamarinakis. 7-0. When Eleftherios Kanatakis fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Milan's protests and gave Eleftherios Kanatakis a yellow card for diving instead. Eleftherios Kanatakis kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, Demis Laggizos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Panos Kamarinakis. Demis Laggizos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 8-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zacharias Kaikis made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignatios Papachronakis to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eleftherios Kanatakis in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vaggelis Pantelidis saved GREEN LIONS from getting behind. In the 56th minute, Filippos Kopelis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GREEN LIONS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Ignatios Papachronakis scored 10-0 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Panos Kamarinakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 64 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Demis Laggizos came free, but Panos Kamarinakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 66 minutes, Demis Laggizos made it 11-0 with a short kick to the right side. AC Milan's Panos Kamarinakis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christos Kavogiannis during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of AC Milan booed when GREEN LIONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Kavogiannis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aris Kortzidis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alekos Volakis hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute Zacharias Kaikis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vaggelis Pantelidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Milan's attentive Kostas Manouselis managed to snatch the ball when Kostas Vakaros made a throw-in in the 90th minute of the game. GREEN LIONS's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.