Official Cup

RANDOM ZONE
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Kalymnos F.C.'s Pavlos Zachariadis 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. Manuel Isăilă received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Charalambos Barbounelis came out and tried to block the shot, but Manuel Isăilă slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Isăilă got free with Charalambos Barbounelis in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kalymnos F.C.'s goalkeeper Charalambos Barbounelis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Isăilă scored 2-0 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Charalambos Barbounelis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 15 minutes into the game, Manuel Isăilă cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Charalambos Barbounelis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 20th minute, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Cai Yue Guang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fondas Salevris, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Marios Christodoulou notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang. Cai Yue Guang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cai Yue Guang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavlos Zachariadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Kalymnos F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ninjas in Pyjamas:s goal. The goalkeeper, Charalambos Barbounelis, was totally fooled by Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă, who 35 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Manuel Isăilă received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Charalambos Barbounelis came out and tried to block the shot, but Manuel Isăilă slotted it home off the left post making it 6-1 in the 38th minute. Manuel Isăilă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 41st minute of play forced Kalymnos F.C.'s goalkeeper Charalambos Barbounelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Isăilă was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Charalambos Barbounelis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-1. In the 56th minute, Rareș Tatulici left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ninjas in Pyjamas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-1. Charalambos Barbounelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 59th minute of the match. Charalambos Barbounelis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Isăilă went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 10-1 was the resulting score. If Manuel Isăilă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kalymnos F.C.'s Charalambos Barbounelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 63rd minute of play. Charalambos Barbounelis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Isăilă went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 11-1 was the resulting score. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cristiano Hagi was substituted for Hector Morientes. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Giorgos Kostenoglou kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Kalymnos F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Isăilă came free, but Charalambos Barbounelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Manuel Isăilă came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Ninjas in Pyjamas 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 Manuel Isăilă couldn't finish the play. Manuel Isăilă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Charalambos Barbounelis having to make a save. Charalambos Barbounelis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Isăilă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ninjas in Pyjamas fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 12-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kalymnos F.C.'s Vaios Kalkanis was substituted for Soulis Chatzoulis. In the 85th match minute, Ninjas in Pyjamas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Hagi to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Manuel Isăilă made a precise shot to the right of Charalambos Barbounelis. Kalymnos F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 13-1. In the 90th minute, Manuel Isăilă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Charalambos Barbounelis was frozen by the shot and now it was 14-1. Denílson 慕容 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Charalambos Barbounelis having to make a save. In the 97th minute, Manuel Isăilă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ninjas in Pyjamas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 15-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Kalymnos 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 Ninjas in Pyjamas.