League

Leoforos Stadium
Spectators: 9320 (Terracing: 6991, Seating: 2144, VIP seats: 185) Ruud Nistelrooy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud Nistelrooy in the 4th minute of play forced Portokalis Korazinos's goalkeeper Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pipo Inzaghi in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos saved Portokalis Korazinos from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ruud Nistelrooy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pipo Inzaghi's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruud Nistelrooy in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pipo Inzaghi in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos saved Portokalis Korazinos from getting behind. The supporters of Nea Salamis booed when Portokalis Korazinos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikias Koumanidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st match minute, Portokalis Korazinos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aktaion Mavromichalis to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the game, Ruud Nistelrooy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th match minute, Portokalis Korazinos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dionysos Grammatakakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute, Pipo Inzaghi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nea Salamis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Ruud Nistelrooy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pipo Inzaghi struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nea Salamis. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pipo Inzaghi in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos saved Portokalis Korazinos from getting behind. 38 minutes into the match, Portokalis Korazinos's goal looked a bit too open when Ruud Nistelrooy came free, but Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Nea Salamis's Pipo Inzaghi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Dionysos Grammatakakis kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The attack was good, but when Ruud Nistelrooy in the 45th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After some careless play in the Portokalis Korazinos defense, Pipo Inzaghi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos. The Portokalis Korazinos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Pipo Inzaghi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Ruud Nistelrooy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ruud Nistelrooy in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos saved Portokalis Korazinos from getting behind. Kaineus Rigatos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pipo Inzaghi took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Pipo Inzaghi succeeded in the game's 64th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-6. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pipo Inzaghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pipo Inzaghi scored 0-8 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Ruud Nistelrooy sped through Portokalis Korazinos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos. After 78 minutes, Seleykos Demetrious mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nea Salamis and the Portokalis Korazinos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th minute, one of Nea Salamis:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Nea Salamis. Orthros Antonopoulos had in the 80thth minute some difficulties stopping Aktaion Spiridakou's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 80th minute, Aktaion Spiridakou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portokalis Korazinos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-9. Nea Salamis's Pipo Inzaghi was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 82nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 85th minute, Nikias Koumanidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Pipo Inzaghi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos, 1-11. Ruud Nistelrooys short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ruud Nistelrooy who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Portokalis Korazinos's Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Portokalis Korazinos from getting a goal against them. In the 99thth minute of the game Ruud Nistelrooy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Portokalis Korazinos's Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nea Salamis played a much better game than Portokalis Korazinos and deserved their victory. The Portokalis Korazinos players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.