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Spectators: 9352 (Terracing: 7015, Seating: 2151, VIP seats: 186) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Walter Giardino got the match started through his kick off. Vaios Spetzopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walter Giardino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stelios Katsanis's late challenge caught a tHe SOnS of rAGnar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stelios Katsanis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 6th minute, Stelios Katsanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walter Giardino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vaios Spetzopoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute of the match tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a corner. ARION F.C. Lesvos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Grigoris Kornaros ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Alexis Alexandris to fire away a dangerous shot which Vaios Spetzopoulos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Walter Giardino in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vaios Spetzopoulos saved ARION F.C. Lesvos from getting behind. Vaios Spetzopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Alexandris in the 12th minute of play. Vaios Spetzopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walter Giardino, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Vaios Spetzopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Walter Giardino in the 16th minute. Walter Giardino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vaios Spetzopoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute tHe SOnS of rAGnar were awarded a corner. Grigoris Kornaros went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Grigoris Kornaros got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vaios Spetzopoulos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Alexis Alexandris could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Vaios Spetzopoulos made a huge save. 34 minutes into the match, ARION F.C. Lesvos's goalkeeper Vaios Spetzopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexis Alexandris. Vaios Spetzopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Giardino in the 35th minute of play. After some careless play in the ARION F.C. Lesvos defense, Walter Giardino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vaios Spetzopoulos. The ARION F.C. Lesvos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vaios Spetzopoulos should have stopped the shot. 42 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Walter Giardino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vaios Spetzopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Walter Giardino got free with Vaios Spetzopoulos in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Louis Stratakos to make the kick off. José Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akis Xomeritakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Stelios Katsanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vaios Spetzopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walter Giardino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when ARION F.C. Lesvos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stelios Katsanis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute of the match tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a corner. ARION F.C. Lesvos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Grigoris Kornaros ran over to the corner to take the kick. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Laurence Snow was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vaios Spetzopoulos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 59thth minute of the game Walter Giardino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ARION F.C. Lesvos's Vaios Spetzopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Kosmas Salaminiotis was substituted for Grigoris Kornaros. In the 61st minute tHe SOnS of rAGnar were awarded a corner. Giannis Papoutsakis went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 67th minute Alexis Alexandris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vaios Spetzopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walter Giardino scored 2-0 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vaios Spetzopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. tHe SOnS of rAGnar made a substitution. Telis Ntasios replaced Benjamin Mikolas. ARION F.C. Lesvos's Vaios Spetzopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walter Giardino in the 74th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, ARION F.C. Lesvos's goal looked a bit too open when Walter Giardino came free, but Vaios Spetzopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute of the match tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a corner. ARION F.C. Lesvos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Giannis Papoutsakis ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Walter Giardino to fire away a dangerous shot which Vaios Spetzopoulos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurence Snow in the 84th minute of play forced ARION F.C. Lesvos's goalkeeper Vaios Spetzopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute Walter Giardino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vaios Spetzopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexis Alexandris in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vaios Spetzopoulos saved ARION F.C. Lesvos from getting behind. When Telis Ntasios came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the tHe SOnS of rAGnar 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 Telis Ntasios couldn't finish the play.