ĪRA stadium
Spectators: 8458 (Terracing: 6344,
Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 169) In the 3rd minute Habib Al Zamel 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. After 5 minutes IRAKLIS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lefteris Nasiopoulos who took care of the corner kick. Panos Papadimos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionysis Papastavrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. IRAKLIS's Fanis Geronimidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Byrne John in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Habib Al Zamel in the 14th minute of play forced IRAKLIS's goalkeeper Fanis Geronimidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Highway to Hell booed when IRAKLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alekos Karameros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Panos Papadimos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miltiadis Liakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Miltiadis Liakos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Panos Papadimos came out and tried to block the shot, but Miltiadis Liakos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 19th minute. Miltiadis Liakos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Panos Papadimos made a huge save. In the 31st minute, Thodoris Kavalaris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fanis Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Byrne John in the 34th minute of play. Fanis Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Byrne John in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Lefteris Nasiopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Highway to Hell's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IRAKLIS the free kick. In the 36th minute, Lefteris Nasiopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Aggelos Farmakas notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Highway to Hell's Panos Papadimos. Panos Papadimos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Panos Papadimos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aggelos Farmakas, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, Highway to Hell's Anastasios Adamakoglou got a free kick in the 45th minute. After a rather tough play, IRAKLIS's Alekos Karameros got a free kick in the 47th minute. Lefteris Nasiopoulos didn't quite understand what happened when in the 48 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Miltiadis Liakos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes IRAKLIS got a freekick which was hit by Aggelos Farmakas. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Makis Kanatidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After having played for 64 minutes, Makis Kanatidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Highway to Hell's supporters crossed their fingers, but Makis Kanatidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70thth minute of the game Miltiadis Liakos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Highway to Hell's Panos Papadimos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Makis Kanatidis scored 3-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fanis Geronimidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Panos Papadimos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aggelos Farmakas in the 77th minute of play. IRAKLIS's Themistoklis Kaplatzis was substituted for Alekos Karameros. In the 80th minute IRAKLIS were awarded a corner. Alketas Kolliopoulos went to the cornerflag to take it. Alketas Kolliopoulos made a great header on IRAKLIS's corner, it was just that Highway to Hell's Panos Papadimos managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 82nd minute Markos Michalakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Papadimos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thodoris Kavalaris charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thodoris Kavalaris the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. IRAKLIS's Miltiadis Liakos got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 89th match minute, IRAKLIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tasos Samarakos to maneuver through the defense. Lefteris Nasiopoulos struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Fanis Geronimidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Highway to Hell. Panos Papadimos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markos Michalakos in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute Markos Michalakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Papadimos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. IRAKLIS's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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