Official Cup

EL PASO
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benjamin Txerran kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Christodoulos Maniatis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gogo Vachon was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Christos Kafkaletos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Txerran, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute Christodoulos Maniatis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gogo Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dalmacio Kaxen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Christos Kafkaletos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind DirectorVisual.com's goalkeeper Gogo Vachon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 20 minutes into the game, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Christodoulos Maniatis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gogo Vachon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in DirectorVisual.com's zone, Marinos Basinas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gogo Vachon came out of the goal and Marinos Basinas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christodoulos Maniatis got free with Gogo Vachon in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, Benjamin Txerran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gogo Vachon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christodoulos Maniatis, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. A collision led to BLACK PANTHER F.C getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Gerasimos Pagonis hit a great ball. When BLACK PANTHER F.C's Christodoulos Maniatis in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DirectorVisual.com's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christodoulos Maniatis in the 47th minute of play forced DirectorVisual.com's goalkeeper Gogo Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christodoulos Maniatis was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, DirectorVisual.com's goal looked a bit too open when Christodoulos Maniatis came free, but Gogo Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christodoulos Maniatis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gogo Vachon having to interfere. After having played for 56 minutes, Christodoulos Maniatis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BLACK PANTHER F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christodoulos Maniatis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christodoulos Maniatis in the 59th minute of play forced DirectorVisual.com's goalkeeper Gogo Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 minutes of play, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Christodoulos Maniatis made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gogo Vachon was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 63rd minute Marinos Basinas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gogo Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gogo Vachon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christodoulos Maniatis, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The referee gave BLACK PANTHER F.C a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gerasimos Giannaridis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of DirectorVisual.com's Gogo Vachon. 3-0. After having played for 74 minutes, Christodoulos Maniatis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BLACK PANTHER F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christodoulos Maniatis 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 74th match minute, DirectorVisual.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Fidencio to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, DirectorVisual.com's goal looked a bit too open when Christodoulos Maniatis came free, but Gogo Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute of the match, Benjamin Txerran tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Christos Kafkaletos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christodoulos Maniatis in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gogo Vachon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gogo Vachon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christodoulos Maniatis in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, BLACK PANTHER F.C's Christodoulos Maniatis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gogo Vachon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Marinos Basinas managed to get in a good position for a shot. BLACK PANTHER F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Marinos Basinas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gogo Vachon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94thth minute of the game Christodoulos Maniatis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DirectorVisual.com's Gogo Vachon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 96th minute Christodoulos Maniatis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gogo Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christodoulos Maniatis took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gogo Vachon. Gogo Vachon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. BLACK PANTHER F.C's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.