Official Cup

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lanny Gilmore kicked off to start the match. Lanny Gilmore could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Léo Velloso made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyron Velasquez in the 9th minute of play forced KAFSONAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Léo Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giorgos Georgakos kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Tyron Velasquez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Léo Velloso was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After 11 played minutes Santos FC got a freekick which was hit by Titus Kohler. A sloppy throw-in by Giorgos Georgakos in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Santos FC's Mike Richardson. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Santos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Theofanis Mikros was slow to take the kick. During this time KAFSONAS F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Tyron Velasquez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Léo Velloso was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 27th minute of play forced KAFSONAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Léo Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nikos Kouzoulakis fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KAFSONAS F.C.'s protests and gave Nikos Kouzoulakis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Santos FC booed when KAFSONAS F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Kouzoulakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lanny Gilmore made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 30thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Léo Velloso would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Lanny Gilmore's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Léo Velloso skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When %teams%'s Lanny Gilmore was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 30 minutes into the game. Léo Velloso was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. 32 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Akakios Kaikis came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Santos FC's Tyron Velasquez in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KAFSONAS F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 37thth minute of the game Akakios Kaikis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 38thth minute of the game Tyron Velasquez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KAFSONAS F.C.'s Léo Velloso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Tyron Velasquez took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Léo Velloso to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Akakios Kaikis in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aaron Smallwood prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Theofanis Mikros made a kick off. Aaron Smallwood made an important save on a dangerous shot by Akakios Kaikis in the 51st minute. When Theofanis Mikros came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the KAFSONAS F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Theofanis Mikros couldn't finish the play. Akakios Kaikis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Aaron Smallwood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lanny Gilmore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Akakios Kaikis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Aaron Smallwood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, KAFSONAS F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lanny Gilmore came free, but Léo Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Theofanis Mikros notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood. Aaron Smallwood was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Theofanis Mikros in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aaron Smallwood prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aaron Smallwood made an important save on a dangerous shot by Akakios Kaikis in the 71st minute. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theofanis Mikros in the 72nd minute of play. Giorgos Georgakos hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Giorgos Georgakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lanny Gilmore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Léo Velloso having to interfere. KAFSONAS F.C.'s Léo Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 77th minute of play. Aaron Smallwood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akakios Kaikis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron Smallwood was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Akakios Kaikis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Akakios Kaikis really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the KAFSONAS F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Santos FC.