Official Cup

Babuf Stadium
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luca Lucchetti made the kick off which started today's match. Angelo Bonanni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Themos Leontiadis in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Themos Leontiadis in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Angelo Bonanni saved BRAL VAL from getting behind. Alketas Bourouselos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piotr Nalaskowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alketas Bourouselos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Lucchetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 9 minutes into the match, BRAL VAL's Stefano Ascani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alketas Bourouselos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Themos Leontiadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Themos Leontiadis in the 10th minute of play forced BRAL VAL's goalkeeper Angelo Bonanni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Themos Leontiadis took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Angelo Bonanni. Angelo Bonanni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Allan Corrigan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panionios MK's supporters rose to their feet, but Allan Corrigan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Angelo Bonanni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Lucchetti in the 16th minute of play forced Panionios MK's goalkeeper Alketas Bourouselos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18thth minute of the game Stefano Ascani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panionios MK's Alketas Bourouselos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th match minute, Panionios MK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fanis Salepis to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, Luca Lucchetti notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Panionios MK's Alketas Bourouselos. Alketas Bourouselos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th minute Themos Leontiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Bonanni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 played minutes Panionios MK got a freekick which was hit by Fanis Salepis. In the 29th minute, Panionios MK's Filippos Nioplias seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Filippos Nioplias the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Panionios MK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Filippos Nioplias had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Panionios MK:s Alketas Bourouselos showed great skill when he stopped Luca Lucchetti:s penalty. 33 minutes in the game Michael Brusch did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Stefano Ascani. In the 34th minute Themos Leontiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Bonanni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Panionios MK's goal looked a bit too open when Guido D'Angelo came free, but Alketas Bourouselos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Luca Lucchetti notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Panionios MK's Alketas Bourouselos. Alketas Bourouselos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Angelo Bonanni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Themos Leontiadis in the 51st minute of play. Alketas Bourouselos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefano Ascani in the 52nd minute of play. Themos Leontiadis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Angelo Bonanni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. After 59 minutes of play, Panionios MK's Themos Leontiadis made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelo Bonanni was left in no man's land by his defense there! Angelo Bonanni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themos Leontiadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Themos Leontiadis 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. Fanis Salepis hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Themos Leontiadis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Michael Brusch fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BRAL VAL's protests and gave Michael Brusch a yellow card for diving instead. In the 82nd match minute, BRAL VAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Brusch to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 83 minutes, Themos Leontiadis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panionios MK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Themos Leontiadis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. BRAL VAL's Stefano Ascani pulled a muscle in his leg after 87 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 87 minutes, Stratos Karatzas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panionios MK and the BRAL VAL players grew even worse after the yellow card. Stratos Karatzas kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. BRAL VAL's Alfredo Bucciarelli was substituted for Frank Piretti. A collision led to Panionios MK getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Stratos Karatzas hit a great ball. Stefano Ascani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alketas Bourouselos having to interfere.