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The Nest of the Crow
Spectators: 8442 (Terracing: 6333, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dimitris Miriounis got the match started through his kick off. Zinon Georgiou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giorgos Meletopoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. Chris Hommertgen was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Dimitris Miriounis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dimitris Miriounis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, katsaroni fc's goal looked a bit too open when Peder Kvarnström came free, but Chris Hommertgen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgos Meletopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alekos Koentas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Crow's Giorgos Meletopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasios Anastasiou in the 17th minute of play. Chris Hommertgen was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Antonis Bekos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Antonis Bekos really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Giorgos Meletopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alekos Koentas in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Crow getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Akakios Strilakos hit a great ball. Virgil Van Dijck, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Giorgos Meletopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kent Lindholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th match minute, Crow was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peder Kvarnström to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, katsaroni fc's Lex Leers got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 43 minutes into the match, katsaroni fc's goal looked a bit too open when Antonis Bekos came free, but Chris Hommertgen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Fotis Mantzouranas made a precise shot to the right of Chris Hommertgen. katsaroni fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kent Lindholm was the one to do the kick off. After 63 played minutes Crow got a freekick which was hit by Makis Giotatos. Giorgos Meletopoulos was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Dimitris Kornelakis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dimitris Kornelakis really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Crow made a substitution. Stavros Kitrinos replaced Gervasio Pirro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fotis Mantzouranas in the 78th minute of play forced katsaroni fc's goalkeeper Chris Hommertgen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Crow were furious when Stavros Kitrinos was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Crow's Fondas Papachristakis was substituted for Antonis Bekos. In the 79th minute, one of Crow:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Crow. Chris Hommertgen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peder Kvarnström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Crow booed when katsaroni fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lex Leers didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Crow's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Lindholm came free, but Giorgos Meletopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Crow had won after a very even match.