League

THE EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Koulis Giannoulis kicked off to start the match. Koulis Giannoulis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Argithιa's goalkeeper Joaquin Rodas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Theocharis Peronidis 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. In the 20th match minute, The Eagle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Koulis Giannoulis to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute of the match, Stamatis Kalitsis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Joaquin Rodas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lambros Trachanas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Argithιa's Miltiadis Kabouras got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 29th minute, Koulis Giannoulis 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. Lambros Trachanas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Argyris Markas having to interfere. Stamatis Kalitsis might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquin Rodas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stamatis Kalitsis ran back to his position shaking his head. Christodoulos Kaberis fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 40th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. In the 41st minute, Miltiadis Kabouras ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Argyris Markas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Lambros Trachanas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lambros Trachanas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lambros Trachanas was the one to do the kick off. Lambros Trachanas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Argyris Markas having to interfere. After having played for 59 minutes, Lambros Trachanas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Argithιa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lambros Trachanas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Theagenis Giannikos scored 0-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Argyris Markas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lambros Trachanas in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Argyris Markas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lambros Trachanas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Argyris Markas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lambros Trachanas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Lambros Trachanas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Argyris Markas. The goal made the score 0-3. In the 88th minute Miltos Nestoriadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Rodas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Argithιa's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.