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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Michel Santos got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Lykaon Belesis managed to get in a good position for a shot. APOELHELLAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Lykaon Belesis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Philip Palmer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Lykaon Belesis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Philip Palmer. That made the score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. After having played for 17 minutes, Lykaon Belesis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. APOELHELLAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lykaon Belesis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rod Williamson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tobias Øverland. APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Michel Santos came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the APOELHELLAS 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 Michel Santos couldn't finish the play. If Lykaon Belesis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lykaon Belesis in the 32nd minute of play forced Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes Sojourner Truth Pioneers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Makareus Poulakis who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on APOELHELLAS's corner Makareus Poulakis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Philip Palmer quite easily take care of the ball. In the 38th match minute, APOELHELLAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikola Ribić to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rod Williamson in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tobias Øverland prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Michel Santos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Philip Palmer firmly grabbed it by the left post. Michel Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Philip Palmer made a huge save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rod Williamson to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Rod Williamson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tobias Øverland. That made the score 2-1 in the 53 minute of play. In the 68th minute, 刘战弘 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. A collision led to Sojourner Truth Pioneers getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Peter Silvester hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, APOELHELLAS's Makareus Poulakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Philip Palmer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 72 minutes, Aglauros Sakellariou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. APOELHELLAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aglauros Sakellariou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 74 played minutes Sojourner Truth Pioneers got a freekick which was hit by Peter Silvester. After having played for 74 minutes, Aglauros Sakellariou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. APOELHELLAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aglauros Sakellariou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tobias Øverland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Rennie, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After 79 played minutes APOELHELLAS got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Egoitz. The supporters of APOELHELLAS booed when Sojourner Truth Pioneers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Shaw didn't get a good kick on the ball. Philip Palmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aglauros Sakellariou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 played minutes Sojourner Truth Pioneers got a freekick which was hit by Francis Horton. An unexpectedly hard shot by Makareus Poulakis in the 89th minute of play forced Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Makareus Poulakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Philip Palmer was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. After 95 played minutes APOELHELLAS got a freekick which was hit by 刘战弘. There was no doubt that APOELHELLAS were the better team. APOELHELLAS's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.