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opponents TOMB
Spectators: 8126 (Terracing: 6096, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Takis Kardaris kicked off to start the match. When Manolis Karaiskakis came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the AEK Lamia club 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 Manolis Karaiskakis couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Metaxádhes BC's Kostas Leontakos got a free kick in the 10th minute. Giannis Kazatzis hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. When Manolis Karaiskakis came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the AEK Lamia club 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 Manolis Karaiskakis couldn't finish the play. Zinon Anagnostou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takis Kardaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Petros Tzouroudis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marios Martinopoulos. That made the score 2-0 in the 21 minute of play. Marios Martinopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manolis Karaiskakis's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Marios Martinopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manolis Karaiskakis in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th match minute, AEK Lamia club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Kazatzis to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the game, Manolis Karaiskakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Marios Martinopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Metaxádhes BC defense, Petros Tzouroudis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marios Martinopoulos. The Metaxádhes BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marios Martinopoulos should have stopped the shot. Petros Tzouroudis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Marios Martinopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Metaxádhes BC's goal looked a bit too open when Manolis Karaiskakis came free, but Marios Martinopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Metaxádhes BC's zone, Manolis Karaiskakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marios Martinopoulos came out of the goal and Manolis Karaiskakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manolis Karaiskakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manolis Karaiskakis in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marios Martinopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Giorgos Trichas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Marios Martinopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikos Niniadis hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After having played for 75 minutes, Manolis Karaiskakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AEK Lamia club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manolis Karaiskakis 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 76th minute, Charilaos Massoutis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The AEK Lamia club fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when AEK Lamia club's Manolis Karaiskakis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Marios Martinopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolis Karaiskakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Manolis Karaiskakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Marios Martinopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 87 minutes in the game Kostas Leontakos did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Emmanouil Papafotakos. In the 95th match minute, Metaxádhes BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Takis Kardaris to maneuver through the defense.