League

astrapi Stadium
Spectators: 7987 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eleftherios Faniadis took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Valerios Batakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to astrapi getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Zisis Tassiopoulos hit a great ball. Fivos Damianos's late challenge caught a The Specialist's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fivos Damianos helped the player get up and apologised. Fivos Damianos kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Giorgos Vardoulakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neil Maddern saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neil Maddern didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eleftherios Faniadis went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in astrapi's zone, Eleftherios Faniadis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Neil Maddern came out of the goal and Eleftherios Faniadis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 39 minutes into the game, astrapi's Valerios Batakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vassilis Ouzounis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Valerios Batakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The supporters of astrapi booed when The Specialist was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustratios Michalakeas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vassilis Ouzounis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stergios Kallitzakis in the 57th minute of the match. In the 61st minute of the match Zisis Tassiopoulos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vassilis Ouzounis skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, The Specialist's Marios Papastavrou got a free kick in the 61st minute. Dino Pomponio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Vassilis Ouzounis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eleftherios Faniadis got free with Neil Maddern in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vaios Karamaounas hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. astrapi's Dimitris Tzanetoulakos was substituted for Valerios Batakis. Vaios Karamaounas hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, The Specialist's Neil Maddern threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Giorgos Vardoulakis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 80thth minute of the game Dino Pomponio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Specialist's Vassilis Ouzounis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to astrapi getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Dimitris Tzanetoulakos hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eleftherios Faniadis got free with Neil Maddern in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Dino Pomponio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vassilis Ouzounis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dino Pomponio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dino Pomponio charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dino Pomponio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The Specialist's Soulis Palatzas was substituted for Vaios Karamaounas. After a rather tough play, astrapi's Dino Pomponio got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Neil Maddern made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eleftherios Faniadis in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched The Specialist eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.