Official Cup

AFENTICO
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lionel-Andrés Messi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Drafi's zone, Ankaios Garofalis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spyros Chatzakos came out of the goal and Ankaios Garofalis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice moves Timoteo Michael could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Spyros Chatzakos however easily saved by the left post. A well-hit corner resulted in Spiros Bekyros heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Spyros Chatzakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Spiros Bekyros in the 14th minute of play. Marciano Lekubegi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Spyros Chatzakos made a huge save. Spyros Chatzakos made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Marciano Lekubegi sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Jesus in the 23rd minute of play forced ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's goalkeeper Kheiron Kouropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spyros Chatzakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timoteo Michael in the 29th minute of play. Spyros Chatzakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Spiros Bekyros in the 34th minute of play. Kheiron Kouropoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Kheiron Kouropoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soulis Felegakis in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Spiros Bekyros 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. Kheiron Kouropoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Jesus in the 41st minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Kheiron Kouropoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Spiros Bekyros in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Spyros Chatzakos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Drafi were winning 0-1.

Drafi made a substitution. Nektarios Bezas replaced Lambis Vrinios. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Spiros Bekyros to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's Timoteo Michael got a free kick in the 56th minute. Kheiron Kouropoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patricio Jesus in the 61st minute. 65 minutes into the match, Marciano Lekubegi notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Drafi's Spyros Chatzakos. Spyros Chatzakos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Evripidis Picoulas struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Spyros Chatzakos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timoteo Michael in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Spyros Chatzakos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 73rd minute ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ were awarded a corner. Sun Kun Bing went to the cornerflag to take it. Sun Kun Bing made a great header on ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's corner, it was just that Drafi's Spyros Chatzakos managed to reach the ball for a save. Drafi's Spyros Chatzakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Lekubegi in the 74th minute of play. Kheiron Kouropoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Elssen, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Kheiron Kouropoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Elssen in the 77th minute of play. Spyros Chatzakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Lekubegi in the 78th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Drafi's goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Michael came free, but Spyros Chatzakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgard Elssen got free with Kheiron Kouropoulos in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Spyros Chatzakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timoteo Michael, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 84 minutes into the match, Drafi's goal looked a bit too open when Evripidis Picoulas came free, but Spyros Chatzakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ were furious when Eugenio Nelli was red carded, 86 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th minute of the game. One of ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Drafi:s goal. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ:s Kheiron Kouropoulos showed great skill when he stopped Lionel-Andrés Messi:s penalty. Kheiron Kouropoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Elssen in the 90th minute of the match. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's Kheiron Kouropoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Elssen in the 90th minute of play. After 93 minutes of play, Drafi's Kleon Sgouros made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kheiron Kouropoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Spiros Bekyros in the 97th minute of play forced Drafi's goalkeeper Spyros Chatzakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 99th minute, Timoteo Michael 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. Drafi's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.