Official Cup

GENTI KULE
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Venko Kuleliev made the kick off which started today's match. In the 11th minute, Haralampi Glavanakov made a precise shot to the right of Fanis Sigalas. ΟΦΗ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Sofoklis Stathatos kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ΟΦΗ's zone, Venko Kuleliev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fanis Sigalas came out of the goal and Venko Kuleliev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tzanyo Zvúncharov made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Ignatios Brilakis sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Venko Kuleliev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fanis Sigalas was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. After taking down the ball on Manchester United F.C.'s corner Gancho Nenchov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fanis Sigalas quite easily take care of the ball. When Babbis Charalambidis fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΟΦΗ's protests and gave Babbis Charalambidis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Manchester United F.C. booed when ΟΦΗ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Babbis Charalambidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s Gancho Nenchov broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to ΟΦΗ getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Sofoklis Stathatos hit a great ball. Sofoklis Stathatos kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Giorgos Katzelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 48 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's goal looked a bit too open when Venko Kuleliev came free, but Fanis Sigalas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ignatios Brilakis made a kick off. After 55 minutes, Sofoklis Stathatos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΟΦΗ and the Manchester United F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sofoklis Stathatos hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 56 played minutes ΟΦΗ got a freekick which was hit by Ntinos Vlasakis. The supporters of ΟΦΗ booed when Manchester United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haralampi Glavanakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ΟΦΗ's Babbis Charalambidis got a free kick in the 64th minute. Minko Gurbalov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Fanis Sigalas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fanis Sigalas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vanko Korchev in the 71st minute. Yanek Bakov kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The supporters of Manchester United F.C. booed when ΟΦΗ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giorgos Katzelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Louis Martinakos kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. ΟΦΗ were furious when Ilias Lazanas was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 94 minutes into the match, Gancho Nenchov notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of ΟΦΗ's Fanis Sigalas. Fanis Sigalas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Manchester United F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.