League

Boundary Park
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 100) Agustin Limofer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 3 minutes into the game, Π.Ε.Κ.Θ's Agustin Limofer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alekos Lithopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, OLDHAM ATHLETIC's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Sá came free, but Alekos Lithopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viktoras Fotakis took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alekos Lithopoulos. Alekos Lithopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 14th minute of the match, Dimos Zagorakis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Patryk Wielgopolski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agnaldo Sá in the 16th minute of play forced OLDHAM ATHLETIC's goalkeeper Alekos Lithopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute of the match, Charilaos Bogris tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Patryk Wielgopolski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 19 minutes into the match, OLDHAM ATHLETIC's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Sá came free, but Alekos Lithopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, OLDHAM ATHLETIC's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Sá came free, but Alekos Lithopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Agnaldo Sá had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alekos Lithopoulos. OLDHAM ATHLETIC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agnaldo Sá was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After 34 played minutes OLDHAM ATHLETIC got a freekick which was hit by Aimilios Kostenoglou. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Agustin Limofer in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alekos Lithopoulos saved OLDHAM ATHLETIC from getting behind. In the 35th minute, Manos Psaltis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, Π.Ε.Κ.Θ's goal looked a bit too open when Aimilios Kostenoglou came free, but Patryk Wielgopolski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patryk Wielgopolski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimos Zagorakis in the 39th minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Agustin Limofer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Alekos Lithopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Agustin Limofer made the kick off in the second half. Giorgos Kafkalas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Patryk Wielgopolski having to make a save. Patryk Wielgopolski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimos Zagorakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute OLDHAM ATHLETIC were awarded a corner. Panos Koutras went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Dimos Zagorakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patryk Wielgopolski was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimos Zagorakis in the 64th minute of play forced Π.Ε.Κ.Θ's goalkeeper Patryk Wielgopolski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimos Zagorakis in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patryk Wielgopolski saved Π.Ε.Κ.Θ from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dimos Zagorakis in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patryk Wielgopolski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 69 minutes into the match, Π.Ε.Κ.Θ's goal looked a bit too open when Aimilios Kostenoglou came free, but Patryk Wielgopolski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of OLDHAM ATHLETIC booed when Π.Ε.Κ.Θ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktoras Fotakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viktoras Fotakis kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Π.Ε.Κ.Θ's zone, Dimos Zagorakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patryk Wielgopolski came out of the goal and Dimos Zagorakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patryk Wielgopolski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimos Zagorakis's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Alekos Lithopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustin Limofer in the 77th minute of play. With 79 minutes on the clock, Manos Psaltis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for OLDHAM ATHLETIC! Viktoras Fotakis kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the game, Agustin Limofer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Π.Ε.Κ.Θ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave OLDHAM ATHLETIC the free kick. When Ignatios Vakrinos came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the OLDHAM ATHLETIC 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 Ignatios Vakrinos couldn't finish the play. OLDHAM ATHLETIC's Alekos Lithopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agnaldo Sá in the 96th minute of play. Π.Ε.Κ.Θ were furious when Valerios Kazakis was red carded, 97 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee gave OLDHAM ATHLETIC a penalty, 100 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Panos Koutras, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Π.Ε.Κ.Θ's Patryk Wielgopolski. 2-6. Π.Ε.Κ.Θ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.