League

ĪRA stadium
Spectators: 8444 (Terracing: 6334, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yousef El Arabi took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argyris Karagiannopoulos in the 4th minute of play forced IRAKLIS's goalkeeper Fanis Geronimidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. IRAKLIS's Fanis Geronimidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argyris Karagiannopoulos in the 4th minute of play. Fanis Geronimidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yousef El Arabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Mesta's Miltiadis Theodosiadis got a free kick in the 9th minute. Pantelis Kosmas made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Markos Michalakos sent off a good shot on target. When Markos Michalakos fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored IRAKLIS's protests and gave Markos Michalakos a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes IRAKLIS got a freekick which was hit by Markos Michalakos. Fanis Geronimidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yousef El Arabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 15 in the game by Markos Michalakos from a close distance when the talented Pantelis Kosmas managed to make a qualified save. Mesta's players were relieved. Fanis Geronimidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miltos Vourexakis in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute of the match Mesta got a corner. IRAKLIS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Miltos Vourexakis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Miltos Vourexakis made a great header on Mesta's corner, it was just that IRAKLIS's Fanis Geronimidis managed to reach the ball for a save. Fanis Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yousef El Arabi in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Mesta's goal looked a bit too open when Miltiadis Liakos came free, but Pantelis Kosmas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argyris Karagiannopoulos in the 23rd minute of play forced IRAKLIS's goalkeeper Fanis Geronimidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pantelis Kosmas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltiadis Liakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes in the game, Miltiadis Liakos dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Markos Michalakos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Pantelis Kosmas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fanis Geronimidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miltos Vourexakis in the 31st minute of the match. Fanis Geronimidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduards Tempelfelds, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 35 minutes into the game, when Nikiforos Pliatsikas put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in IRAKLIS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! The excitement rose when Mesta's Miltos Vourexakis after 38 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for IRAKLIS's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-1. The supporters of Mesta booed when IRAKLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alketas Kolliopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miltiadis Theodosiadis in the 48th minute of play forced IRAKLIS's goalkeeper Fanis Geronimidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Theodosis Christodoulou kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. A collision led to IRAKLIS getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Miltiadis Liakos hit a great ball. Fanis Geronimidis made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Yousef El Arabi sent off a good shot on target. Miltos Vourexakis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fanis Geronimidis came out and tried to block the shot, but Miltos Vourexakis slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 65th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Mesta's Argyris Karagiannopoulos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fanis Geronimidis. That made the score 0-4 after 69 minutes of play. The supporters of IRAKLIS booed when Mesta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Argyris Karagiannopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fanis Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yousef El Arabi in the 74th minute of play. Yousef El Arabi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Fanis Geronimidis made a huge save. In the 83rd match minute, Mesta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefanos Xenitias to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Miltos Vourexakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Geronimidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Mesta booed when IRAKLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theodosis Christodoulou didn't get a good kick on the ball. IRAKLIS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aggelos Farmakas in the 89th minute. Mesta'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.