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Belokomνti
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 100) Belokomνti BC's Fábio Caetano started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Mantoϊdion getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Gerasimos Karalis hit a great ball. Antonis Labropoulos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mert Günok having to make a save. If Fábio Caetano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nikos Kabourakis kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Mert Günok made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Caetano in the 12th minute of play. Antonis Labropoulos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mert Günok firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Fábio Caetano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mert Günok was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Gruddyeu Chaston kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 21 minutes, Gruddyeu Chaston mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belokomνti BC and the Mantoϊdion players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gruddyeu Chaston hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Nikolas Markomichalis's late challenge caught a Belokomνti BC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikolas Markomichalis helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Fernandes in the 30th minute of play forced Belokomνti BC's goalkeeper Menios Charalambis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Menios Charalambis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Kabourakis in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Mantoϊdion's Nikos Kabourakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Menios Charalambis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 36th play minute Antonis Labropoulos came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Mert Günok. 1-2. Menios Charalambis came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Mantoϊdion's Nikos Kabourakis. But to his dismay, Nikos Kabourakis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. 45 minutes into the match, Bruno Fernandes notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Belokomνti BC's Menios Charalambis. Menios Charalambis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bruno Fernandes made a kick off. Bruno Fernandess short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Menios Charalambis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Menios Charalambis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 55th minute, which inside left pole to 1-5. In the 66th minute, Parry Edington hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Menios Charalambis was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Nikos Kabourakis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nikos Kabourakis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. When Belokomνti BC's Fábio Caetano in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mantoϊdion's goalie prevented a goal. Bruno Fernandes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Menios Charalambis made a huge save. After having played for 81 minutes, Nikos Kabourakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mantoϊdion's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikos Kabourakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Parry Edington hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Fernandes got free with Menios Charalambis in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Nikos Kabourakis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Menios Charalambis. That made the score 1-7 in the 84 minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Mantoϊdion's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Caetano came free, but Mert Günok reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fábio Caetano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mert Günok was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. After 93 played minutes Belokomνti BC got a freekick which was hit by Gruddyeu Chaston. When Belokomνti BC's Fábio Caetano in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mantoϊdion's goalie prevented a goal. The Mantoϊdion supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mantoϊdion would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.