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Kato Pafos Arena
Spectators: 9289 (Terracing: 6968, Seating: 2136, VIP seats: 185) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dionisio Dicastillo made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the match, Anestis Katsambis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aris Stagias. Arsenal F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anestis Katsambis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to Arsenal F.C getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Omiros Kopsas hit a great ball. Ilias Rozaklis hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 8 played minutes Mánthia got a freekick which was hit by Alkmaion Bourikas. 13 minutes into the game, Iphitos Gravari cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Aris Stagias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aris Stagias came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Mánthia's Iphitos Gravari. But to his dismay, Iphitos Gravari quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Iphitos Gravari took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Aris Stagias to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C's Kithairon Strilakos got a free kick in the 24th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dionisio Dicastillo in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aris Stagias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute, Mánthia's Anestis Katsambis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aris Stagias. Aris Stagias yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 6-0. In the 31st match minute, Mánthia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Garofalis to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Hector Garofalis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mánthia's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Garofalis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aris Stagias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iphitos Gravari's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aris Stagias firmly grabbed it by the left post. Iphitos Gravari's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Aris Stagias skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 8-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kithairon Strilakos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iphitos Gravari took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aris Stagias. Aris Stagias dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. Dionisio Dicastillo took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aris Stagias. Aris Stagias dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. Iphitos Gravari took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aris Stagias. Aris Stagias dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. In the 64th minute, Iphitos Gravari 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. After 65 minutes of play, Mánthia's Dionisio Dicastillo made it 13-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aris Stagias was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 68th minute, Iphitos Gravari made a precise shot to the right of Aris Stagias. Arsenal F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 14-0. 71 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Anestis Katsambis came free, but Aris Stagias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Takis Iliopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Aigeus Panayiotopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arsenal F.C's Aris Stagias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rahman Dilhan in the 74th minute of play. Aris Stagias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evripidis Fitrakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, Iphitos Gravari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aris Stagias was frozen by the shot and now it was 15-0. 82 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Anestis Katsambis came free, but Aris Stagias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Dionisio Dicastillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 16-0. Aris Stagias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Dionisio Dicastillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aris Stagias was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. A collision led to Arsenal F.C getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Kithairon Strilakos hit a great ball. Dionisio Dicastillo struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Aris Stagias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mánthia. Aris Stagias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evripidis Fitrakis in the 92nd minute of play. In the 96th minute, Anestis Katsambis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aris Stagias was frozen by the shot and now it was 17-0. Mánthia's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.