League

Skafνdhi Stadium
Spectators: 6775 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 0) PARALIES's Alexis Kafropoulos 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Kafropoulos in the 5th minute of play forced Skafνdhi FC's goalkeeper Stathis Seremetidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefanos Sioulas kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Kafropoulos in the 9th minute of play forced Skafνdhi FC's goalkeeper Stathis Seremetidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Menios Leras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikos Katsikopodaros kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, PARALIES's Kyriakos Ntougeroglou got a free kick in the 16th minute. After a defensive mix-up in PARALIES's zone, Kleanthis Karabelopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thymios Gounaris came out of the goal and Kleanthis Karabelopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kleanthis Karabelopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Thymios Gounaris made a huge save. Stathis Seremetidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Kafropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stathis Seremetidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Mamalis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikos Katsikopodaros kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. After 34 played minutes, PARALIES's Vassilis Trontzos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stathis Seremetidis 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 PARALIES reached it. After 35 minutes, Charis Semeloglou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PARALIES and the Skafνdhi FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th match minute, PARALIES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charis Semeloglou to maneuver through the defense. Stathis Seremetidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Kafropoulos in the 42nd minute of play. PARALIES's Thymios Gounaris proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save PARALIES from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Menios Leras managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skafνdhi FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Menios Leras was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thymios Gounaris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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.

Thymios Gounaris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kleanthis Karabelopoulos's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Kleanthis Karabelopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thymios Gounaris was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 58th minute Alexis Kafropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Seremetidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nontas Nikologiannis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stathis Seremetidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Thymios Gounaris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kleanthis Karabelopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind PARALIES's goalkeeper Thymios Gounaris, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stathis Pagonakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleanthis Karabelopoulos in the 71st minute of play forced PARALIES's goalkeeper Thymios Gounaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kleanthis Karabelopoulos in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thymios Gounaris saved PARALIES from getting behind. Menios Leras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 76 minutes, Stathis Pagonakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skafνdhi FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stathis Pagonakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Skafνdhi FC's Valerios Kasnakidis got a free kick in the 79th minute. Nontas Nikologiannis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stathis Seremetidis. Skafνdhi FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Kleanthis Karabelopoulos notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of PARALIES's Thymios Gounaris. Thymios Gounaris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to PARALIES getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Kyriakos Ntougeroglou hit a great ball. Kostas Mamalis kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Skafνdhi FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.