Official Cup

ERGOTELIS MARTINEGO
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Babbis Kourentas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Stintino FC's Alberto Iezzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stamatis Ifantis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Antonello Ranieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Babbis Kourentas, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Babbis Kourentas took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antonello Ranieri. Antonello Ranieri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Babbis Kourentas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonello Ranieri having to interfere. Stamatis Ifantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arrigo Iannucci in the 14th minute of play. With a little luck, Stintino FC's Antonello Ranieri got control of the ball when Evelio Gregory tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute Alberto Iezzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stamatis Ifantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Babbis Kourentas in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antonello Ranieri saved Stintino FC from getting behind. Stamatis Ifantis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arrigo Iannucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babbis Kourentas in the 25th minute of play forced Stintino FC's goalkeeper Antonello Ranieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Arrigo Iannucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stamatis Ifantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Babbis Kourentas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Antonello Ranieri. The goal made the score 2-1. Alberto Iezzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 36 minutes of play, ERGOTELIS's Babbis Kourentas made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonello Ranieri was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind ERGOTELIS's goalkeeper Stamatis Ifantis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute of the match Stintino FC got a corner. ERGOTELIS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alvise Vittorio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Stintino FC were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after ERGOTELIS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alvise Vittorio took the corner. Stintino FC's Angelo Bertoni was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Stamatis Ifantis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alberto Iezzi was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Alberto Iezzi 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. Stamatis Ifantis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Trasatti in the 53rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Babbis Kourentas in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antonello Ranieri saved Stintino FC from getting behind. ERGOTELIS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nichifor Juravschi in the 56th minute. The corner led ERGOTELIS's Nichifor Juravschi to fire away a dangerous shot which Antonello Ranieri despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Aimilios Agapidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ERGOTELIS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stintino FC the free kick. The supporters of Stintino FC booed when ERGOTELIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aimilios Agapidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvise Vittorio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stamatis Ifantis. ERGOTELIS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Stamatis Ifantis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arrigo Iannucci in the 60th minute. ERGOTELIS's Stamatis Ifantis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arrigo Iannucci in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute Günalp Parskan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonello Ranieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 65 minutes Stintino FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nichifor Juravschi who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to ERGOTELIS's Panagiotis Agapakis getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Alberto Iezzi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Stamatis Ifantis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Antonello Ranieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Babbis Kourentas, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babbis Kourentas in the 81st minute of play forced Stintino FC's goalkeeper Antonello Ranieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Trasatti's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stamatis Ifantis firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind ERGOTELIS's goalkeeper Stamatis Ifantis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Adriano Trasatti reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Stamatis Ifantis. The goal made the score 4-2. Stamatis Ifantis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adriano Trasatti went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. ERGOTELIS were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Stintino FC for a fine match.