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paparians Stadium
Spectators: 6773 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fotis Panagiotopoulos started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Paparians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spyros Meraklis to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fotis Panagiotopoulos in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eustratios Koufaliotis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Konstantinos Gialesakis in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eustratios Koufaliotis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Paparians's Fotis Panagiotopoulos in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Varies FC's goalie prevented a goal. Konstantinos Gialesakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Eustratios Koufaliotis made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Konstantinos Gialesakis got free with Eustratios Koufaliotis in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, Varies FC's goalkeeper Eustratios Koufaliotis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Konstantinos Gialesakis. 24 minutes into the match, Kyriakos Kakalis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Paparians's Stratos Karakonstantinou. Stratos Karakonstantinou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 27 minutes, Babbis Mavros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Varies FC and the Paparians players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Paparians booed when Varies FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Babbis Mavros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Konstantinos Gialesakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paparians's Stratos Karakonstantinou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyriakos Kakalis in the 31st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyriakos Kakalis in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stratos Karakonstantinou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Spyros Meraklis during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Paparians getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Spyros Meraklis hit a great ball. In the 41st match minute, Varies FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anastasios Kalokiris to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the game, Thrasivoulos Tzanakakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Varies FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paparians the free kick. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Varies FC! After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kyriakos Kakalis was the one to do the kick off. Varies FC's Anastasios Kalokiris quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eugenios Michail, made in the 55th minute of the game. 60 minutes into the game, one of Paparians:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Varies FC's Eustratios Koufaliotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantinos Gialesakis in the 63rd minute of play. Stratos Karakonstantinou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stamatis Poulakis's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. After 67 minutes, Fivos Androulakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paparians and the Varies FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute, Fivos Androulakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Stamatis Poulakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stratos Karakonstantinou was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Kyriakos Kakalis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stratos Karakonstantinou having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Paparians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Sfiggopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Stamatis Poulakiss short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Stratos Karakonstantinou to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 77 in the game by Stamatis Poulakis from a close distance when the talented Stratos Karakonstantinou managed to make a qualified save. Paparians's players were relieved. Stratos Karakonstantinou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyriakos Kakalis in the 78th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Paparians's goalkeeper Stratos Karakonstantinou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stamatis Poulakis. Kyriakos Kakalis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stratos Karakonstantinou having to interfere. Varies FC's Sofoklis Paraskevopoulos was substituted for Kyriakos Kakalis. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of Paparians:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Varies FC:s goal. The goalkeeper, Stratos Karakonstantinou, was totally fooled by Varies FC's Anastasios Kalokiris, who 85 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Stratos Karakonstantinou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Louis Kalouptsidis in the 93rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Sofoklis Paraskevopoulos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stratos Karakonstantinou. That made the score 1-3 in the 94 minute of play. Varies FC played a much better game than Paparians and deserved their victory. The Paparians players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.