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Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Dhιlka's Giannis Perdikopoulos 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. Dimosthenis Dilberis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sotiris Geronimidis having to interfere. After having played for 8 minutes, Dimosthenis Dilberis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dhιlka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimosthenis Dilberis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 11 minutes into the match, Giannis Perdikopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sotiris Geronimidis. LinkinPark's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giannis Perdikopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sotiris Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Perdikopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Sotiris Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimosthenis Dilberis in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute Tasos Leontakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demis Myroforidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stergios Partaolas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Demis Myroforidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charis Zografidis kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Giannis Perdikopoulos scored 1-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sotiris Geronimidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stelios Marinakis kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. The supporters of LinkinPark booed when Dhιlka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michalis Pavlakakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dimosthenis Dilberis's late challenge caught a LinkinPark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dimosthenis Dilberis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of LinkinPark booed when Dhιlka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimosthenis Dilberis didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tasos Leontakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dhιlka's Demis Myroforidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tasos Leontakis in the 52nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Giannis Perdikopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sotiris Geronimidis was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Dhιlka's Dimosthenis Dilberis got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sotiris Geronimidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Perdikopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Dhιlka getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Stelios Marinakis hit a great ball. After 67 played minutes, LinkinPark's Thomas Mizeridis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Demis Myroforidis 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 LinkinPark reached it. In the 70th minute Tasos Leontakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demis Myroforidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute, Giannis Perdikopoulos 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. Panos Kaberis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Demis Myroforidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Dhιlka's goal looked a bit too open when Tasos Leontakis came free, but Demis Myroforidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Christos Karalexis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tasos Leontakis came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the LinkinPark 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 Tasos Leontakis couldn't finish the play. The Dhιlka supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Dhιlka would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.