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Mandαlovon
Spectators: 6729 (Terracing: 5001, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alkaios Ntalaras kicked off to start the match. Piryιla's Charalambos Charalambidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimiros Gaitanakos in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkaios Ntalaras in the 3rd minute of play forced Mandαlovon FC's goalkeeper Iason Giannikos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes in the game, Babbis Perakakis fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Charalambos Charalambidis having to interfere. Piryιla's Zacharias Stergiotis got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 16th minute Alkaios Ntalaras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iason Giannikos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Piryιla's Dimitris Papadimopoulos got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute of the match, Vladimiros Gaitanakos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Charalambos Charalambidis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 21 played minutes Mandαlovon FC got a freekick which was hit by Anastasios Roumelos. Anastasios Roumelos kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thanos Karabogias during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Piryιla getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Thanos Karabogias hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, Babbis Perakakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charalambos Charalambidis. Piryιla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Babbis Perakakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 43 minutes into the game, Vladimiros Gaitanakos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Charalambos Charalambidis. Vladimiros Gaitanakos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Theocharis Nikolopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 50 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Piryιla's Alkaios Ntalaras fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Theocharis Nikolopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iason Giannikos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacharias Stergiotis in the 57th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Piryιla's goal looked a bit too open when Theocharis Nikolopoulos came free, but Charalambos Charalambidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Paraskevas Platis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charalambos Charalambidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Mandαlovon FC's zone, Dimitris Konstantinidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iason Giannikos came out of the goal and Dimitris Konstantinidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zacharias Stergiotis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iason Giannikos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alkaios Ntalaras in the 73rd minute of play. In the 81st minute Paraskevas Platis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charalambos Charalambidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charalambos Charalambidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theocharis Nikolopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 86th minute, one of Piryιla:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Piryιla. The referee gave Mandαlovon FC a penalty, 87 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Miltiadis Mantarinakis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Piryιla's Charalambos Charalambidis. 3-0. Charalambos Charalambidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theocharis Nikolopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.