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Tsouknídha
Spectators: 7599 (Terracing: 5999, Seating: 1501, VIP seats: 99) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benito Nataniel started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Benito Nataniel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Barakat Al Youha was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Barakat Al Youha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benito Nataniel, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Vrasidas FC's Apostolos Kalyvopoulos pulled a muscle in his back after 8 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Fokas Bethanis's late challenge caught a Vrasidas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fokas Bethanis helped the player get up and apologised. Vrasidas FC's Fragiskos Kalomerias was substituted for Apostolos Kalyvopoulos. After 10 played minutes Tsouknídha FC got a freekick which was hit by Fokas Bethanis. 13 minutes into the game, Vrasidas FC's Benito Nataniel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Barakat Al Youha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Vrasidas FC's Markos Valassoulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Moraitelis in the 18th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Giorgos Moraitelis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Markos Valassoulis was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Benito Nataniel struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Barakat Al Youha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vrasidas FC. 25 minutes into the game, Eugenios Dimitriou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tsouknídha FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vrasidas FC the free kick. Eugenios Dimitriou kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Barakat Al Youha came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Vrasidas FC's Benito Nataniel. But to his dismay, Benito Nataniel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After 33 minutes of play, Vrasidas FC's Benito Nataniel made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Barakat Al Youha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Barakat Al Youha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benito Nataniel in the 36th minute of the match. Spyros Paterakis kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute of the match Gusmão Brito shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Barakat Al Youha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Tsouknídha FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Eugenios Dimitriou hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, Tsouknídha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benito Nataniel came free, but Barakat Al Youha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tsouknídha FC's Barakat Al Youha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Nataniel in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Barakat Al Youha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cecilio Gustau in the 55th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the game, Ramadan Al Herz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Markos Valassoulis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 63 minutes into the game, one of Tsouknídha FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Gusmão Brito shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 66th minute, Ramadan Al Herz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tsouknídha FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. In the 69th minute Gusmão Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barakat Al Youha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 played minutes Vrasidas FC got a freekick which was hit by Evaggelos Anatolakis. Tsouknídha FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Gusmão Brito scored to the left of an out of position Barakat Al Youha, making the score, 2-6. Barakat Al Youha came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Vrasidas FC's Benito Nataniel. But to his dismay, Benito Nataniel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-7. Vrasidas FC's Benito Nataniel was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 81st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. With a little luck, Tsouknídha FC's Barakat Al Youha got control of the ball when Cecilio Gustau tried to sneak it across the goal line. Giorgos Moraitelis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Markos Valassoulis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. When Gusmão Brito fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vrasidas FC's protests and gave Gusmão Brito a yellow card for diving instead. Barakat Al Youha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gusmão Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The Tsouknídha FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Vrasidas FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.