League

Martinisko
Spectators: 8432 (Terracing: 6325, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) After a rather tough play, Sfinaskapa's Kostas Kastanidis got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Alketas Pesmatzoglou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Markos Theriaklis went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Yousef El Arabi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alketas Pesmatzoglou was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 12th minute Markos Theriaklis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alketas Pesmatzoglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sfinaskapa's Alketas Pesmatzoglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Theriaklis in the 12th minute of play. Alketas Pesmatzoglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Theriaklis in the 16th minute of play. Sfinaskapa were furious when Giannis Patinios was red carded, 17 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sfinaskapa! Theodosis Stergiatos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alketas Pesmatzoglou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Theriaklis, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When Vassilis Mantas fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sfinaskapa's protests and gave Vassilis Mantas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th match minute, Sfinaskapa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Mantas to maneuver through the defense. Alketas Pesmatzoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markos Theriaklis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Yousef El Arabi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alketas Pesmatzoglou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Alketas Pesmatzoglou 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. Miltos Vourexakis hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sfinaskapa getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Theodosis Stergiatos hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Timos Velopoulos to strike the kick off in the second half. Pantelis Kosmas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theodosis Stergiatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yousef El Arabi got free with Alketas Pesmatzoglou in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yousef El Arabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alketas Pesmatzoglou having to interfere. In the 63rd minute Yousef El Arabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alketas Pesmatzoglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sfinaskapa's Alketas Pesmatzoglou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Sfinaskapa from getting a goal against them. Alketas Pesmatzoglou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Markos Theriaklis in the 67th minute. Pantelis Kosmas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vassilis Mantas in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Theriaklis in the 74th minute of play forced Sfinaskapa's goalkeeper Alketas Pesmatzoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Markos Theriaklis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alketas Pesmatzoglou having to interfere. With his leg Alketas Pesmatzoglou managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Mesta's Yousef El Arabi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yousef El Arabi in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alketas Pesmatzoglou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alketas Pesmatzoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markos Theriaklis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sfinaskapa's goalkeeper Alketas Pesmatzoglou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alketas Pesmatzoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lakis Papafotopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Mesta supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mesta would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.