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Stavroskiadhion Stad
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stratos Tselekis got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Arνni FC's Loukas Labrakos got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 13 minutes into the match, PTEROUNTA LESVOU's goal looked a bit too open when Takis Trichias came free, but Aggelos Sotiropoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christoforos Filippas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 16 minutes, Takis Trichias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arνni FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Takis Trichias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Omiros Giannopoulatos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexis Vamvakas having to interfere. Aggelos Sotiropoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takis Trichias, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in PTEROUNTA LESVOU's zone, Christoforos Filippas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aggelos Sotiropoulos came out of the goal and Christoforos Filippas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christoforos Filippas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Aggelos Sotiropoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Omiros Giannopoulatos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Alexis Vamvakas made a huge save. Takis Trichias might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aggelos Sotiropoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Takis Trichias ran back to his position shaking his head. When Arνni FC's Christoforos Filippas in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PTEROUNTA LESVOU's goalie prevented a goal. After 48 played minutes PTEROUNTA LESVOU got a freekick which was hit by Alkinoos Papanikolaou. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Takis Trichias to strike the kick off in the second half. Arνni FC's Alexis Vamvakas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stratos Tselekis in the 54th minute of play. Alexis Vamvakas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stratos Tselekis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Takis Trichias's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aggelos Sotiropoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Ilias Petropoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Takis Trichias in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aggelos Sotiropoulos saved PTEROUNTA LESVOU from getting behind. When Christoforos Filippas came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Arνni FC 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 Christoforos Filippas couldn't finish the play. Christoforos Filippas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aggelos Sotiropoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Stratos Tselekis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexis Vamvakas having to interfere. Christoforos Filippas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Aggelos Sotiropoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Takis Trichias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Stratos Tselekis managed to get in a good position for a shot. PTEROUNTA LESVOU's supporters rose to their feet, but Stratos Tselekis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexis Vamvakas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stratos Tselekis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexis Vamvakas having to interfere. In the 95th match minute, Arνni FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Giannakidis to maneuver through the defense. Despite being the better team, Arνni FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.