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Kostefαnou
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marios Giannopoulos kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Fotis Tsitouris's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michalis Faniadis was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Sofoklis Pergaminos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zisis Koklas in the 4th minute of the match. When Zinon Maltezakis fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kostefαnou's protests and gave Zinon Maltezakis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Skepαrion BC booed when Kostefαnou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zinon Maltezakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 9 played minutes, Skepαrion BC's Dave Demets shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Michalis Faniadis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Skepαrion BC reached it. After 10 minutes, Marios Giannopoulos made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Kostefαnou's Michalis Faniadis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 18 minutes into the match, Marios Giannopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michalis Faniadis. Kostefαnou's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marios Giannopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Nektarios Kallioras kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Skepαrion BC's Fotis Tsitouris got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Marios Giannopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Michalis Faniadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nektarios Kallioras kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Fotis Tsitouris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michalis Faniadis having to interfere. Vaggelis Papakosmas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Fotis Tsitouris sped through Kostefαnou's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Michalis Faniadis. Sokratis Tataridis's late challenge caught a Skepαrion BC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sokratis Tataridis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Kostefαnou getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Sokratis Tataridis hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Fotis Tsitouris managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skepαrion BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fotis Tsitouris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michalis Faniadis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42ndth minute of the game Zisis Koklas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skepαrion BC's Sofoklis Pergaminos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 44th minute, Marios Giannopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Skepαrion BC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zisis Koklas was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Zisis Koklas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sofoklis Pergaminos. Skepαrion BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zisis Koklas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. 57 minutes into the match, Skepαrion BC's Vaggelis Papakosmas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michalis Faniadis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Michalis Faniadis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Skepαrion BC's Fotis Tsitouris shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-7 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, Skepαrion BC's Fotis Tsitouris got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Fotis Tsitouris kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Alekos Argyriou charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alekos Argyriou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kostefαnou getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Alekos Argyriou hit a great ball. If Marios Giannopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michalis Faniadis was a little too slow when Vaggelis Papakosmas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 1-8. Sofoklis Pergaminos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zisis Koklas in the 79th minute of the match. Kostefαnou's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Fotis Tsitouris scored to the left of an out of position Michalis Faniadis, making the score, 1-10. 90 minutes into the game, one of Skepαrion BC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 92nd minute there was a penalty for Kostefαnou. Zinon Maltezakis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sofoklis Pergaminos. 2-10. The Kostefαnou fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Skepαrion BC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.