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Drafi Arena
Spectators: 9222 (Terracing: 6918, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyriakos Georgopoulos kicked off to start the match. Viriato Cruz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 6th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lionel-Andrés Messi got free with Viriato Cruz in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute Drafi were awarded a corner. Lionel-Andrés Messi went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Drafi getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Carlos Fernando Abraão hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goalkeeper Viriato Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Soulis Felegakis. Sotiris Giannopoulos's late challenge caught a Drafi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sotiris Giannopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Drafi booed when ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sotiris Giannopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyriakos Georgopoulos in the 24th minute of play forced Drafi's goalkeeper Spyros Chatzakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Kyriakos Georgopoulos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Spyros Chatzakos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Spyros Chatzakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Gonçalves in the 31st minute of play. Edgard Elssen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lionel-Andrés Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Viriato Cruz made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Lionel-Andrés Messi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Viriato Cruz. That made the score 2-1 in the 42 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyriakos Georgopoulos in the 46th minute of play forced Drafi's goalkeeper Spyros Chatzakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Patricio Jesus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Spyros Chatzakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soulis Felegakis in the 57th minute of play forced ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goalkeeper Viriato Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Gilberto Gonçalves hit a great ball. Gilberto Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Viriato Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Jesus, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 71st minute, Soulis Felegakis made a precise shot to the right of Viriato Cruz. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Drafi made a substitution. Jiang Bang Fan replaced Soulis Felegakis. Drafi's Edgard Elssen got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute Edgard Elssen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viriato Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boleslaw Kojder hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Drafi walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.