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Spectators: 9250 (Terracing: 6939, Seating: 2127, VIP seats: 184) Gozilla's Stathis Panagakis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Daniil Bonoris fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mean Machine's protests and gave Daniil Bonoris a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Daniil Bonoris hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stavros Paraschos in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefanos Salepis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stavros Paraschos in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefanos Salepis saved Mean Machine from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nedim Emekli got free with Ignacy Jazowski in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stefanos Salepis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stavros Paraschos in the 8th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Gozilla's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Makris came free, but Ignacy Jazowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carles Pujol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ignacy Jazowski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carles Pujol showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 17 minute of play. Stavros Paraschos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Stefanos Salepis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22ndth minute of the game Stathis Panagakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mean Machine's Stefanos Salepis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Gozilla's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Makris came free, but Ignacy Jazowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ignacy Jazowski had great luck who in the 26thth minute grab hold of the ball when Miltos Makris from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Nedim Emeklis short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Ignacy Jazowski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 32nd minute, Mean Machine's Miltos Makris dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Stefanos Salepis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stathis Panagakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Gozilla made a substitution. Vaggelis Bakogiannopoulos replaced Stathis Panagakis. The corner ended in Vaggelis Malesios almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mean Machine's Stefanos Salepis did a great save. The audience cheered when Vaggelis Malesios's long shot passed Stefanos Salepis's right side. It was 2-1, 50 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nedim Emekli to make the kick off. In the 58th minute Vaggelis Bakogiannopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefanos Salepis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gozilla were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Mean Machine's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vaggelis Malesios took the corner. In the 65th match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniil Bonoris to maneuver through the defense. Mean Machine's Nikos Kioupouroglou was substituted for Miltos Makris. In the 66th match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniil Bonoris to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Mean Machine's Stefanos Salepis got control of the ball when Vaggelis Bakogiannopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mean Machine's Luca Milivojević got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Michalis Makridakis made in the 75th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mean Machine's Luca Milivojević. Gozilla's Ignacy Jazowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedim Emekli in the 76th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Stavros Paraschos made a precise shot to the right of Stefanos Salepis. Mean Machine's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 85 minutes into the game, Michalis Makridakis threw the ball into play from the sideline. Mean Machine's Carles Pujol quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 86th minute Nedim Emekli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacy Jazowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ignacy Jazowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nedim Emekli, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Stefanos Salepis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stavros Paraschos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gozilla were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Mean Machine's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vaggelis Malesios took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Mean Machine's goalie and right to Michalis Makridakis. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Mean Machine's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Nedim Emekli scored 3-2 in the 99th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ignacy Jazowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gozilla players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mean Machine.