Official Cup

GENTI KULE
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) ΟΦΗ's Nikos Kalkavouras 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. In the 3rd minute Fred Coutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theofanis Marinakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theofanis Marinakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Orlando Mineiro's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Fred Coutinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by ΟΦΗ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Orlando Mineiro was slow to take the kick. During this time ITAFUT 4EVER's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Ronaldinho Costa managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Orlando Mineiro during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th minute, Orlando Mineiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giannis Tzanetos got free with Ernesto Varela in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Fred Coutinho came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the ITAFUT 4EVER 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 Fred Coutinho couldn't finish the play. Ernesto Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Kalkavouras in the 23rd minute of the match. Theofanis Marinakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Themis Seitaridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cléber Palmeira's late challenge caught a ΟΦΗ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cléber Palmeira helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Cléber Palmeira got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The supporters of ΟΦΗ booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fred Coutinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fred Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, ΟΦΗ's Nikos Kalkavouras ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ernesto Varela. Ernesto Varela yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Orlando Mineiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ernesto Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Kalkavouras in the 53rd minute of play. A hard shot 57 in the game by Fred Coutinho from a close distance when the talented Theofanis Marinakis managed to make a qualified save. ΟΦΗ's players were relieved. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Theofanis Marinakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Coutinho got free with Theofanis Marinakis in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Wilson Netto got a free kick in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Coutinho got free with Theofanis Marinakis in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Theofanis Marinakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Breckenfeld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fred Coutinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Theofanis Marinakis having to make a save. Orlando Mineiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of ΟΦΗ booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilson Netto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's Fred Coutinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Theofanis Marinakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Coutinho came free, but Theofanis Marinakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Ronaldinho Costa got a free kick in the 91st minute. ITAFUT 4EVER's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.