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ĪRA stadium
Spectators: 8527 (Terracing: 6396, Seating: 1961, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Miltiadis Liakos made the kick off which started today's match. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleftherios Lallos, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Fanis Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Kostis in the 6th minute of play. Miltiadis Liakos might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christos Kountouris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miltiadis Liakos ran back to his position shaking his head. Fanis Geronimidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eber Ludueña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fanis Geronimidis came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Christos Kostis. But to his dismay, Christos Kostis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eleftherios Lallos in the 15th minute of play forced IRAKLIS's goalkeeper Fanis Geronimidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eleftherios Lallos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Fanis Geronimidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Kane, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Kostis, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. When IRAKLIS's Miltiadis Liakos in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalie prevented a goal. 29 minutes into the match, Markos Michalakos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christos Kountouris. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Markos Michalakos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Fanis Geronimidis came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Christos Kostis. But to his dismay, Christos Kostis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eber Ludueña, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Fanis Geronimidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Kostis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Theodosis Christodoulou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute Christos Kostis 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. In the 47th minute, Eber Ludueña ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fanis Geronimidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christos Kostis to strike the kick off in the second half. IRAKLIS's Fanis Geronimidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save IRAKLIS from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the match, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goal looked a bit too open when Markos Michalakos came free, but Christos Kountouris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. IRAKLIS's Aggelos Farmakas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Christos Kountouris in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Markos Michalakos might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christos Kountouris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Markos Michalakos ran back to his position shaking his head. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Kane, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Mehmet Emin Sönmezalp slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fanis Geronimidis. That made the score 1-4 after 67 minutes of play. 71 minutes into the match, Harry Kane dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fanis Geronimidis, 1-5. After 75 played minutes IRAKLIS got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Koronas. After a rather tough play, IRAKLIS's Nikiforos Pliatsikas got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute Eber Ludueña managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. Kostas Koronas's late challenge caught a ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kostas Koronas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th minute, Trifon Theofilatos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Markos Michalakos struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Christos Kountouris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IRAKLIS. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Kane in the 89th minute of play forced IRAKLIS's goalkeeper Fanis Geronimidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after IRAKLIS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eber Ludueña took the corner. After taking down the ball on ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s corner Eber Ludueña fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fanis Geronimidis quite easily take care of the ball. IRAKLIS's Fanis Geronimidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Kane in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Kane in the 94th minute of play forced IRAKLIS's goalkeeper Fanis Geronimidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikiforos Pliatsikas during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nikiforos Pliatsikas kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Fanis Geronimidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christos Kostis in the 99th minute. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ played a much better game than IRAKLIS and deserved their victory. The IRAKLIS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.