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ΑΓ.ΣΟΦΙΑ-OPAP ARENA
Spectators: 8515 (Terracing: 6387, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christos Kostis made the kick off which started today's match. Christos Kountouris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miltos Vourexakis's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goal looked a bit too open when Argyris Karagiannopoulos came free, but Christos Kountouris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Mesta's Pantelis Kosmas got control of the ball when Eber Ludueña tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Miltos Vourexakis came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Mesta fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Miltos Vourexakis couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Mesta getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Eduards Tempelfelds hit a great ball. With a little luck, Mesta's Pantelis Kosmas got control of the ball when Alketas Tsirakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Kostis in the 17th minute of play forced Mesta's goalkeeper Pantelis Kosmas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Mesta getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Kostas Bachramis hit a great ball. Pantelis Kosmas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Kane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Mesta's Pantelis Kosmas got control of the ball when Christos Kostis tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Mesta's Markos Theriaklis 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eber Ludueña in the 27th minute of play forced Mesta's goalkeeper Pantelis Kosmas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goal looked a bit too open when Markos Theriaklis came free, but Christos Kountouris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pantelis Kosmas 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 34th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yousef El Arabi in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christos Kountouris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Miltiadis Theodosiadis kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Eber Ludueña recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eber Ludueña got free with Pantelis Kosmas in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakis Papafotopoulos in the 43rd minute of play forced ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalkeeper Christos Kountouris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yousef El Arabi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Christos Kountouris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

If Miltos Vourexakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the match, Eber Ludueña notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Mesta's Pantelis Kosmas. Pantelis Kosmas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd match minute, Mesta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argyris Karagiannopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christos Kostis in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pantelis Kosmas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Christos Kountouris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltos Vourexakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Kountouris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markos Theriaklis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Kountouris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lakis Papafotopoulos in the 81st minute of play. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ were furious when Roch Pisarczyk was red carded, 81 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Christos Kountouris had in the 83rdth minute some difficulties stopping Miltos Vourexakis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 83rd minute, Miltos Vourexakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mesta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Mesta's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Miltos Vourexakis in the 87th minute. Yousef El Arabi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, Christos Kountouris skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Christos Kountouris managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Mesta's Yousef El Arabi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 92 minutes into the match, Mesta's goal looked a bit too open when Eber Ludueña came free, but Pantelis Kosmas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pantelis Kosmas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paraskevas Panagiotakos went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After 96 minutes of play, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Harry Kane made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pantelis Kosmas was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ fully deserved thier win.