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Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dimosthenis Asimos kicked off to start the match. Lefteris Kourtis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Dimitris Latsis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tyflosιllion's Lefteris Kourtis got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 10th minute Dimosthenis Asimos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitris Latsis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Alkinoos Sfakianakis came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the ΕΡΥΘΡΟΣ ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ 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 Alkinoos Sfakianakis couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute, Ignatios Baltimas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. It was a brilliant solo performance by ΕΡΥΘΡΟΣ ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ's Alkinoos Sfakianakis when he shot the ball into the net to 1-0 in the 36th minute. When Alkinoos Sfakianakis came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the ΕΡΥΘΡΟΣ ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ 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 Alkinoos Sfakianakis couldn't finish the play. If Thomas Manousakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Thomas Manousakis made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Manousakis in the 51st minute of play forced Tyflosιllion's goalkeeper Christos Mavros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Manousakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Christos Mavros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marios Kitrinos hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Paris Katergiannakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas Manousakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christos Mavros having to interfere. If Ignatios Baltimas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the match, Tyflosιllion's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Manousakis came free, but Christos Mavros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christos Mavros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Manousakis in the 73rd minute of the match. Thomas Manousakis took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christos Mavros. Christos Mavros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 76 minutes into the game, Thomas Manousakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ΕΡΥΘΡΟΣ ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tyflosιllion the free kick. Dimitris Latsis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimosthenis Asimos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dimitris Latsis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lefteris Kourtis in the 81st minute. Thomas Manousakis might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christos Mavros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thomas Manousakis ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tyflosιllion's goalkeeper Christos Mavros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignatios Baltimas in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christos Mavros saved Tyflosιllion from getting behind. Ignatios Baltimas took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christos Mavros. Christos Mavros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. If Alkinoos Sfakianakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ΕΡΥΘΡΟΣ ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.