Official Cup

Dino Manuzzi
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Felice Tacco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 9 minutes into the game, Peli Neri threw the ball into play from the sideline. Toutourouki f.c.'s Daniil Sazonov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Hélio O'Connell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pipis Karapatakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pipis Karapatakis in the 12th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ettore Santo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Akis Sarafis having to make a save. Hélio O'Connell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tilemachos Fragopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Akis Sarafis made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Felice Tacco sent off a good shot on target. Pipis Karapatakis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hélio O'Connell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Theocharis Sgouros got a free kick in the 30th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Andrea Mariani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maritek FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrea Mariani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Akis Sarafis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 33 minutes into the match, Pipis Karapatakis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell. Hélio O'Connell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ettore Santo got free with Akis Sarafis in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ettore Santo got free with Akis Sarafis in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Akis Sarafis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eli Mariani, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half Toutourouki f.c. were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pipis Karapatakis to strike the kick off in the second half. Akis Sarafis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Zarillo in the 52nd minute of play. Hélio O'Connell came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Toutourouki f.c.'s Pipis Karapatakis. But to his dismay, Pipis Karapatakis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Santo in the 62nd minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Akis Sarafis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toutourouki f.c. made a substitution. Iraklis Karasavvidis replaced Mao Shu Gang. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felice Tacco in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Akis Sarafis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gabriel Niitsoo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Hélio O'Connell made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Niitsoo got free with Hélio O'Connell in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amola Bamba kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Maritek FC's Alfredo Toschi was substituted for Ferruccio Zarillo. Maritek FC's Federico Ondino was substituted for Felice Tacco. In the 74th minute, Amola Bamba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélio O'Connell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Novac in the 75th minute of the match. In the 78th minute of the match, Gabriel Niitsoo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hélio O'Connell was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iraklis Karasavvidis in the 80th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Niitsoo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Hélio O'Connell when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eugenio Palumbo hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Alfredo Toschi scored 1-2 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Akis Sarafis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabriel Niitsoo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 94 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Toschi came free, but Akis Sarafis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gabriel Niitsoo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Toutourouki f.c.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.