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GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 9257 (Terracing: 6970, Seating: 2137, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Merexildo Raimundo made the kick off which started today's match. Theofanis Tsatsaronakis made in the 5th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Paolo Oliveiro however managed to control. In the 7th minute Jorge Peredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Kourmouzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paolo Oliveiro's late challenge caught a GREEN LIONS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paolo Oliveiro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th match minute, Xarilaou FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paolo Oliveiro to maneuver through the defense. GREEN LIONS's Ignacio Fonda shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 13th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kostas Kourmouzis but with some difficulty. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Alekos Papaggelis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kostas Kourmouzis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merexildo Raimundo in the 17th minute of the match. Alekos Papaggelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Fasoulis in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Xarilaou FC were awarded a corner. Stratos Kabantais went to the cornerflag to take it. Stratos Kabantais made a great header on Xarilaou FC's corner, it was just that GREEN LIONS's Alekos Papaggelis managed to reach the ball for a save. 24 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Fasoulis came free, but Alekos Papaggelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alekos Papaggelis came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Xarilaou FC's Miladin Kirichev. But to his dismay, Miladin Kirichev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Kostas Kourmouzis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Peredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Xarilaou FC booed when GREEN LIONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. 狄正希 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kostas Kourmouzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Peredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Kostas Kourmouzis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Merexildo Raimundo in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Peredo in the 42nd minute of play forced Xarilaou FC's goalkeeper Kostas Kourmouzis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Jorge Peredo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GREEN LIONS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Miladin Kirichev made a kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Xarilaou FC's goalkeeper Kostas Kourmouzis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kostas Kourmouzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Peredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Kostas Kourmouzis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Peredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by Xarilaou FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ignacio Fonda was slow to take the kick. During this time GREEN LIONS's players had a chance to rest. Jorge Peredo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Miladin Kirichev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Alekos Papaggelis made a huge save. Miladin Kirichev received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alekos Papaggelis came out and tried to block the shot, but Miladin Kirichev slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 68th minute. GREEN LIONS's Pavlos Topoudis was substituted for Merexildo Raimundo. Kostas Kourmouzis came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by GREEN LIONS's Jorge Peredo. But to his dismay, Jorge Peredo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 78 minutes into the game, Jorge Peredo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Kostas Kourmouzis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kostas Kourmouzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Peredo in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jorge Peredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kostas Kourmouzis was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. GREEN LIONS's Alekos Papaggelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miladin Kirichev in the 87th minute of play. GREEN LIONS's Alekos Papaggelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Fasoulis in the 89th minute of play. When Miladin Kirichev came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Xarilaou FC 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 Miladin Kirichev couldn't finish the play. Alekos Papaggelis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miladin Kirichev's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Theofanis Karafanakis kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Xarilaou FC's Kostas Kourmouzis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Peredo in the 96th minute of play. GREEN LIONS's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.