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ARXIPAPATZHS ARENA
Spectators: 8440 (Terracing: 6331, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aleksandar Špoljarić made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Εθνικός Αστέρας's goalkeeper Kleon Tsoutsikas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Akakios Kotsalos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. Aleksandar Špoljarić took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Duloh Ardianto. Duloh Ardianto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Kleon Tsoutsikas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Katsonis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, ARXIPAPATZHS FC's goal looked a bit too open when 林超青 came free, but Duloh Ardianto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duloh Ardianto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boland McJohn in the 21st minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, ARXIPAPATZHS FC's goal looked a bit too open when 林超青 came free, but Duloh Ardianto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Boland McJohn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duloh Ardianto was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 25th minute of the match Εθνικός Αστέρας got a corner. ARXIPAPATZHS FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Boland McJohn ran over to the corner to take the kick. When ARXIPAPATZHS FC's Kostas Skilopnichtis in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Εθνικός Αστέρας's goalie prevented a goal. Michal Marciewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Kleon Tsoutsikas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ARXIPAPATZHS FC's Duloh Ardianto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boland McJohn in the 32nd minute of play. Duloh Ardianto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandar Špoljarić in the 33rd minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, ARXIPAPATZHS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stratos Melisofagos came free, but Duloh Ardianto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duloh Ardianto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stratos Melisofagos in the 38th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Kostas Skilopnichtis managed to get in a good position for a shot. ARXIPAPATZHS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kostas Skilopnichtis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kleon Tsoutsikas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the game, Εθνικός Αστέρας's Boland McJohn nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Duloh Ardianto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Duloh Ardianto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 林超青 in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Εθνικός Αστέρας were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Kostas Skilopnichtis made the kick off in the second half. Duloh Ardianto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinos Zouboulakis in the 53rd minute of play. Stratos Melisofagos hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Duloh Ardianto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandar Špoljarić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duloh Ardianto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boland McJohn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Boland McJohn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duloh Ardianto was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. The Εθνικός Αστέρας fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when Εθνικός Αστέρας's Boland McJohn looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Duloh Ardianto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marinos Zouboulakis's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd match minute, Εθνικός Αστέρας was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stratos Melisofagos to maneuver through the defense. ARXIPAPATZHS FC's Najim Al Abdullah was substituted for Michal Marciewicz. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Εθνικός Αστέρας's goalie and right to Najim Al Abdullah. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Εθνικός Αστέρας's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Duloh Ardianto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandar Špoljarić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Skilopnichtis in the 89th minute of play forced Εθνικός Αστέρας's goalkeeper Kleon Tsoutsikas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilias Mavrakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kleon Tsoutsikas having to interfere. When Dimitris Sapounelis fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Εθνικός Αστέρας's protests and gave Dimitris Sapounelis a yellow card for diving instead. Εθνικός Αστέρας's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.