Official Cup

Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's Ronaldão Fenomeno started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by István Selymes in the 3rd minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Andreas Kousoulakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's zone, Christos Romanakoglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Justin Abril came out of the goal and Christos Romanakoglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Themos Vranas in the 11th minute of play forced RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's goalkeeper Justin Abril to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Justin Abril stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Panos Ntountas's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Andreas Kousoulakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldão Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's goal looked a bit too open when Themos Vranas came free, but Justin Abril reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's Justin Abril proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18 from getting a goal against them. Xosé Lim got a throw-in 27 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Themos Vranas. After 28 minutes of play, RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's Ronaldão Fenomeno made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andreas Kousoulakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Themos Vranas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Justin Abril read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. After 34 minutes RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sakis Paragioudakis who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Sakis Paragioudakis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Justin Abril quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Fabrício Coloccini kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Themos Vranas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justin Abril saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Olympiacos FC's Giorgos Soufleris got a free kick in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xosé Lim in the 46th minute of play forced RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's goalkeeper Justin Abril to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Themos Vranas to make the kick off. Panos Ntountas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd match minute, Olympiacos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xosé Lim to maneuver through the defense. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's Ubaldo Ospin was substituted for Ronaldão Fenomeno. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's Octavio Mogel was substituted for István Selymes. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18 made a substitution. Hernan Luar replaced Venancio Otsando. Xosé Lim kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Olympiacos FC's Andreas Kousoulakis got control of the ball when Edgar Capixaba tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 67 played minutes Olympiacos FC got a freekick which was hit by Konstantinos Meletiou. Andreas Kousoulakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubaldo Ospin in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Ntountas in the 72nd minute of play forced RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's goalkeeper Justin Abril to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Justin Abril took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themos Vranas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute of the match, Amador Donzel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Andreas Kousoulakis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Andreas Kousoulakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Ospin, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Konstantinos Meletiou hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute Amador Donzel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Kousoulakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Ubaldo Ospin could shoot a difficult shot in the 90th minute, which Andreas Kousoulakis however easily saved by the left post. Justin Abril showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themos Vranas in the 95th minute of the match.