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ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ
Spectators: 9216 (Terracing: 6914, Seating: 2119, VIP seats: 183) Dardanos Papoutsis made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, SL Benfica's Myrtilos Mersinias got a free kick in the 5th minute. After 6 played minutes Epeios Haritos shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for SL Benfica's Toni Lozano to catch but Epeios Haritos was lucky. It became 1-0 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. 13 minutes into the match, ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc's Simeon Giannakakos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Toni Lozano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Epeios Haritos came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc 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 Epeios Haritos couldn't finish the play. The supporters of SL Benfica booed when ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lakis Hagias didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epeios Haritos in the 21st minute of play forced SL Benfica's goalkeeper Toni Lozano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Thanasis Panayiotopoulos made a precise shot to the right of Stelios Vozoras. ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Epeios Haritos managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Epeios Haritos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toni Lozano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stelios Vozoras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dardanos Papoutsis in the 27th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Kastor Fotinopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Lozano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Thanasis Panayiotopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SL Benfica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 37 minutes into the match, ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Thanasis Panayiotopoulos came free, but Stelios Vozoras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Koronis Eliopoulos hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. SL Benfica's Toni Lozano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epeios Haritos in the 45th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Toni Lozano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Epeios Haritos to strike the kick off in the second half. Stelios Vozoras was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Thanasis Panayiotopoulos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 56 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simeon Giannakakos in the 60th minute of play forced SL Benfica's goalkeeper Toni Lozano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lykomedes Egonidis fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SL Benfica's protests and gave Lykomedes Egonidis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st match minute, SL Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lykomedes Egonidis to maneuver through the defense. ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc's Stelios Vozoras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc's Stelios Vozoras got control of the ball when Dardanos Papoutsis tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Kastor Fotinopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc 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 Kastor Fotinopoulos couldn't finish the play. Koulis Hadjiyianakies kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. A hard shot by Dardanos Papoutsis from long distance, 74 minutes into the match, got Stelios Vozoras's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Vaggelis Totolos hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Thanasis Panayiotopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Stelios Vozoras made a huge save. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΨΝ ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ Fc's goalkeeper Stelios Vozoras, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 90 minutes of play, SL Benfica's Thanasis Panayiotopoulos made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stelios Vozoras was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 93rd minute, Dardanos Papoutsis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stelios Vozoras was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. The SL Benfica supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SL Benfica would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.