Official Cup

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Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Leones FC's Serafin Hori 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. Carlos Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loukas Kanavidis having to interfere. If Carlos Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in tHe SOnS of rAGnar's zone, Carlos Santana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Loukas Kanavidis came out of the goal and Carlos Santana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikos Papadopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Loukas Kanavidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Hori in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Babbis Siakkas hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Edgardo Calvino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Loukas Kanavidis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Baltasar Meder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Papadopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafin Hori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loukas Kanavidis having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Carlos Santana 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. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Nikos Papadopoulos made the kick off in the second half. Nikos Papadopoulos hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After 52 played minutes, Leones FC's Matias Montes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Loukas Kanavidis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Leones FC reached it. 52 minutes into the game, Gaspar Sabin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leones FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave tHe SOnS of rAGnar the free kick. After 53 played minutes Leones FC got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Sabin. Baltasar Meder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Papadopoulos in the 54th minute of the match. With a little luck, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Loukas Kanavidis got control of the ball when Serafin Hori tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Leones FC's Gaspar Sabin in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalie prevented a goal. Edgardo Calvino kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Papadopoulos came free, but Baltasar Meder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when Leones FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Sabin didn't get a good kick on the ball. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Loukas Kanavidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save tHe SOnS of rAGnar from getting a goal against them. Baltasar Meder came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Akis Romanidis. But to his dismay, Akis Romanidis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Javier Richie put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Leones FC's Javier Richie got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 80th match minute, Leones FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Calvino to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute Nikos Papadopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Meder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaspar Sabin hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akis Romanidis in the 83rd minute of play forced Leones FC's goalkeeper Baltasar Meder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baltasar Meder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Papadopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Mannie hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Nikos Papadopoulos made a precise shot to the right of Baltasar Meder. Leones FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Serafin Hori recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Loukas Kanavidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save tHe SOnS of rAGnar from getting a goal against them. Leones FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.