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MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 10904 (Terracing: 8179, Seating: 2508, VIP seats: 217) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Besim Vecdet got the match started through his kick off. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 5th minute, when Besim Vecdet scored to the left of an out of position Kheiron Kouropoulos, making the score, 1-0. Di Xuan Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spiros Bekyros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Di Xuan Zhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Spiros Bekyros's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Stasio Plachetka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 28 minutes into the match, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's goal looked a bit too open when Besim Vecdet came free, but Kheiron Kouropoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's Spiros Bekyros looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 34 minutes into the game, Ankaios Garofalis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Di Xuan Zhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In a very dangerous position, a player in ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-2 at half-time.

The wind increased when Spiros Bekyros made the kick off in the second half. Kheiron Kouropoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Besim Vecdet in the 55th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Spiros Bekyros got free with Di Xuan Zhan in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 63 played minutes ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ got a freekick which was hit by Ankaios Garofalis. Ankaios Garofalis kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Di Xuan Zhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ankaios Garofalis in the 70th minute of play. Kheiron Kouropoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Besim Vecdet in the 72nd minute of the match. Silviu Mihălțan hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Andrzej Gorgoń was substituted for Giorgos Neymar. After 75 played minutes ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ got a freekick which was hit by Silviu Mihălțan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Besim Vecdet in the 76th minute of play forced ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's goalkeeper Kheiron Kouropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ankaios Garofalis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kheiron Kouropoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Besim Vecdet in the 84th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's goal looked a bit too open when Besim Vecdet came free, but Kheiron Kouropoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zlatan Ibrahim charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zlatan Ibrahim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's Timos Kakavetsis was substituted for Sun Kun Bing. Zlatan Ibrahim hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Besim Vecdet in the 93rd minute of play forced ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's goalkeeper Kheiron Kouropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ankaios Garofalis fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's protests and gave Ankaios Garofalis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ankaios Garofalis to maneuver through the defense. Kheiron Kouropoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Besim Vecdet in the 96th minute of the match. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.