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Psathotópion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dimosthenis Horiatis kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Dimosthenis Horiatis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leukippos Zahakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimosthenis Horiatis in the 7th minute of play forced Vladislav Sokolenko's goalkeeper Leukippos Zahakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thrinakie Pagonis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Leukippos Zahakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dimosthenis Horiatis hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Apoel Stars's Dimosthenis Horiatis got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Vladislav Sokolenko's goal looked a bit too open when Dimosthenis Horiatis came free, but Leukippos Zahakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Apoel Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimosthenis Dioletis to maneuver through the defense. Vladislav Sokolenko's Kolonos Despines got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Renos Koustoubos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vladislav Sokolenko fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 31 minutes into the match, Vladislav Sokolenko's goal looked a bit too open when Thrinakie Pagonis came free, but Leukippos Zahakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute Juan-Carlos Dios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leukippos Zahakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leukippos Zahakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimosthenis Horiatis's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. After 34 played minutes Vladislav Sokolenko got a freekick which was hit by Oileus Papadakos. Leukippos Zahakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thrinakie Pagonis in the 35th minute of the match. Apoel Stars's Thrinakie Pagonis got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thoralf Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tantalos Milionis in the 42nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Dimosthenis Horiatis put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Leukippos Zahakis.

Dimosthenis Horiatis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Leukippos Zahakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 63 minutes, Tantalos Milionis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vladislav Sokolenko and the Apoel Stars players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Vladislav Sokolenko getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Tantalos Milionis hit a great ball. Leukippos Zahakis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 64th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lykomedes Demas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimosthenis Horiatis in the 65th minute of play forced Vladislav Sokolenko's goalkeeper Leukippos Zahakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Vladislav Sokolenko's goal looked a bit too open when Thrinakie Pagonis came free, but Leukippos Zahakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladislav Sokolenko's Leukippos Zahakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Vladislav Sokolenko from getting a goal against them. Peneios Dimakakos hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Dimosthenis Horiatis didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 2-3 via right post in the game's 72nd minute. Apoel Stars's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! 80 minutes into the match, Apoel Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Skhoineus Galanopoulos came free, but Thoralf Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oileus Papadakos in the 82nd minute of play forced Apoel Stars's goalkeeper Thoralf Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dimosthenis Horiatis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Leukippos Zahakis made a huge save. When Tantalos Milionis came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Vladislav Sokolenko 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 Tantalos Milionis couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Dimosthenis Horiatis sped through Vladislav Sokolenko's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leukippos Zahakis. After some careless play in the Vladislav Sokolenko defense, Dimosthenis Horiatis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leukippos Zahakis. The Vladislav Sokolenko fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leukippos Zahakis should have stopped the shot. Thoralf Hong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Renos Koustoubos went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-5 was the resulting score. The Apoel Stars supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Apoel Stars would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.