Official Cup

Gionála Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) TZITZIFIES's Fu Lin Liang 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 4th minute A.C.Toro29 were awarded a corner. Enak Saja went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led A.C.Toro29's Enak Saja to fire away a dangerous shot which Iosif Labriakos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. TZITZIFIES's Iosif Labriakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enak Saja in the 7th minute of play. TZITZIFIES's Iosif Labriakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enak Saja in the 8th minute of play. Jozef Krovina came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Fulvio Pietropaolo could save by the left post. Fulvio Pietropaolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Makis Samaropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Enak Saja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Labriakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute A.C.Toro29 were awarded a corner. Enak Saja went to the cornerflag to take it. After some careless play in the TZITZIFIES defense, Enak Saja kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iosif Labriakos. The TZITZIFIES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iosif Labriakos should have stopped the shot. Emanuel Sakic could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Fulvio Pietropaolo made a huge save. In the 31st minute TZITZIFIES were awarded a corner. Martin Östlund went to the cornerflag to take it. Makis Samaropoulos made a great header on TZITZIFIES's corner, it was just that A.C.Toro29's Fulvio Pietropaolo managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 34 minutes, Fu Lin Liang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TZITZIFIES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fu Lin Liang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Iosif Labriakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragoş Zgondea in the 37th minute of the match. The supporters of A.C.Toro29 booed when TZITZIFIES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iraklis Bountouris didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute Dragoş Zgondea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Labriakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fu Lin Liang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Fulvio Pietropaolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dragoş Zgondea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Fu Lin Liang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fulvio Pietropaolo. A.C.Toro29's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fu Lin Liang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. TZITZIFIES's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Jacinto Medero scored to the left of an out of position Iosif Labriakos, making the score, 1-2. Fulvio Pietropaolo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paschalis Kastanoulis went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Enak Saja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fulvio Pietropaolo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Sakic in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, A.C.Toro29's Felice Juliano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iosif Labriakos. Iosif Labriakos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. In the 79th minute, Jacinto Medero 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. TZITZIFIES's Nikolas Kafkalas was substituted for Makis Samaropoulos. TZITZIFIES's Iosif Labriakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enak Saja in the 86th minute of play.