Official Cup

ΠΑΟΚ F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 953 (Terracing: 715, Seating: 219, VIP seats: 19) Jose F.C.'s Stratos Tsaligopoulos 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. 5 minutes into the match, Jose F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Kylian Henry came free, but Markos Veritsis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermis Chatzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soulis Peris in the 12th minute of play. Themos Stamelos's late challenge caught a Jose F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Themos Stamelos helped the player get up and apologised. Themos Stamelos kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Markos Veritsis came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by ΠΑΟΚ FC's Kylian Henry. But to his dismay, Kylian Henry quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 22nd minute, Anthimos Prasanakis 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. After 24 minutes of play, Jose F.C.'s Soulis Peris made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ermis Chatzis was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Stratos Tsaligopoulos sped through ΠΑΟΚ FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ermis Chatzis. Jose F.C. were furious when Avraam Venetis was red carded, 31 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Jose F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Markos Veritsis, was totally fooled by ΠΑΟΚ FC's Makis Tselementes, who 34 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 40th minute of play forced Jose F.C.'s goalkeeper Markos Veritsis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 41 minutes, Themistoklis Tsilikos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jose F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Themistoklis Tsilikos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute Anthimos Prasanakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermis Chatzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 52nd minute Jose F.C. were awarded a corner. Dimosthenis Siamantouras went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Jose F.C.'s corner Dimosthenis Siamantouras fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ermis Chatzis quite easily take care of the ball. Lakis Briolas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Markos Veritsis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 63rd minute of play forced Jose F.C.'s goalkeeper Markos Veritsis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ermis Chatzis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthimos Prasanakis in the 67th minute of the match. A hard shot by Dimosthenis Siamantouras from long distance, 69 minutes into the match, got Ermis Chatzis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 71 minutes into the game, Themistoklis Tsilikos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ermis Chatzis. Themistoklis Tsilikos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Kylian Henry sped through Jose F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Markos Veritsis. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Ermis Chatzis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Themistoklis Tsilikos in the 81st minute of play. A collision led to Jose F.C. getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Michalis Barkoglou hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, ΠΑΟΚ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stratos Tsaligopoulos came free, but Ermis Chatzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the ΠΑΟΚ FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.