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Aryiri Stadium
Spectators: 8530 (Terracing: 6398, Seating: 1962, VIP seats: 170) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fragiskos Stilianopoulos got the match started through his kick off. Giannis Karanikolas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kleon Tsoutsikas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Εθνικός Αστέρας's goal looked a bit too open when Fragiskos Stilianopoulos came free, but Kleon Tsoutsikas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Εθνικός Αστέρας's Kleon Tsoutsikas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacharias Balodimos in the 9th minute of play. Nikos Kostantelos kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Savas Tsioridis kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Kleon Tsoutsikas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Karanikolas in the 13th minute of the match. Guo Shi Kang made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when 林超青 sent off a good shot on target. If Zacharias Balodimos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guo Shi Kang made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Stratos Melisofagos sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, Lepνdhi FC's goalkeeper Guo Shi Kang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 林超青. Εθνικός Αστέρας's Kleon Tsoutsikas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacharias Balodimos in the 29th minute of play. The supporters of Lepνdhi FC booed when Εθνικός Αστέρας was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vlassis Pezikoglou didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute Fragiskos Stilianopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kleon Tsoutsikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kleon Tsoutsikas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fragiskos Stilianopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacharias Balodimos in the 41st minute of play forced Εθνικός Αστέρας's goalkeeper Kleon Tsoutsikas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Fragiskos Stilianopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kleon Tsoutsikas. Εθνικός Αστέρας's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fragiskos Stilianopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Kleon Tsoutsikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacharias Balodimos in the 45th minute of play. Kleon Tsoutsikas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacharias Balodimos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 49th minute Lepνdhi FC were awarded a corner. Giannis Karanikolas went to the cornerflag to take it. After the first half Lepνdhi FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aleksandar Špoljarić to make the kick off. Kleon Tsoutsikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fragiskos Stilianopoulos in the 59th minute of play. From a short distance, Lepνdhi FC's Fragiskos Stilianopoulos, in the 61st minute, tried to place the ball behind Kleon Tsoutsikas, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. A collision led to Εθνικός Αστέρας getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Eugenios Pourliotopoulos hit a great ball. Lepνdhi FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Giannis Karanikolas in the 67th minute. Ştefan Melinte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kleon Tsoutsikas having to make a save. In the 71st minute Boland McJohn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guo Shi Kang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guo Shi Kang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stratos Melisofagos, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Kleon Tsoutsikas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fragiskos Stilianopoulos in the 82nd minute of the match. Kleon Tsoutsikas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fragiskos Stilianopoulos in the 84th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Stratos Melisofagos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Εθνικός Αστέρας's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lepνdhi FC the free kick. A collision led to Εθνικός Αστέρας getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Stratos Melisofagos hit a great ball. Fragiskos Stilianopoulos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Kleon Tsoutsikas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Kleon Tsoutsikas made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Giannis Karanikolas sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Εθνικός Αστέρας getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Stratos Melisofagos hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugenios Pourliotopoulos during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Εθνικός Αστέρας's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Giannis Karanikolas 90 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. In the 95th minute of the match, Nikos Paspalidis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kleon Tsoutsikas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Lepνdhi FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.