Official Cup

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Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) After 7 played minutes Stefanos Prassas rounded LEBEG Team's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Charis Tzanetis charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charis Tzanetis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of LEBEG Team booed when ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charis Tzanetis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Alberto Cavanna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nestoras Vartelatos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Alberto Cavanna struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Nestoras Vartelatos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LEBEG Team. After some careless play in the ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ defense, Beppe Alessandro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nestoras Vartelatos. The ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nestoras Vartelatos should have stopped the shot. When Alberto Cavanna came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the LEBEG Team fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Cavanna couldn't finish the play. Nestoras Vartelatos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Beppe Alessandro went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Stefanos Prassas managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s supporters rose to their feet, but Stefanos Prassas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emiliano Melito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 43 played minutes LEBEG Team got a freekick which was hit by Carter Di Matteo. After having played for 44 minutes, Aggelos Kotridis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Aggelos Kotridis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nestoras Vartelatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Alessandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stefanos Prassas was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Nestoras Vartelatos got control of the ball when Alberto Cavanna tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd play minute Emilio Toccaceli came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nestoras Vartelatos. 1-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Beppe Alessandro in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestoras Vartelatos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 59th minute, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Koulis Giasemis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Koulis Giasemis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Koulis Giasemis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 58th minute, one of ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏. The referee gave LEBEG Team a penalty, 60 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Amedeo Di Vincenzo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Nestoras Vartelatos. 1-5. 64 minutes into the match, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalkeeper Nestoras Vartelatos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Cavanna. Alberto Cavanna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestoras Vartelatos having to interfere. Nestoras Vartelatos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Alessandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Alberto Cavanna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalkeeper Nestoras Vartelatos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Beppe Alessandro. Beppe Alessandro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Nestoras Vartelatos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nestoras Vartelatos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Cavanna in the 82nd minute. Aggelos Kotridis kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Alberto Cavanna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Cavanna got free with Nestoras Vartelatos in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.