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Glory Arena
Spectators: 8436 (Terracing: 6328, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) Kostas Revithis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. GloRy F.C.'s Stelios Panagiotopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Kotsios in the 7th minute of play. After 9 minutes of play, AO Chalkidas's Kostas Revithis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stelios Panagiotopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giorgos Kotsios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Stelios Panagiotopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stelios Panagiotopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demis Iliadis in the 15th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Demis Iliadis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AO Chalkidas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Stelios Panagiotopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Revithis, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. GloRy F.C.'s Veniamin Tatsis got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. AO Chalkidas were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after GloRy F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniil Vangelis took the corner. The corner led AO Chalkidas's Sotos Karypidis to fire away a dangerous shot which Stelios Panagiotopoulos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Giannis Karterouliotis made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Thomas Mavreas sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in GloRy F.C.'s zone, Kostas Revithis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stelios Panagiotopoulos came out of the goal and Kostas Revithis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The GloRy F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AO Chalkidas were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thomas Mavreas to make the kick off. If Demis Iliadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 53rd match minute, GloRy F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thymios Matsikidis to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute, Giorgos Kotsios ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stelios Panagiotopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. A collision led to GloRy F.C. getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Thymios Matsikidis hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomas Mavreas in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giannis Karterouliotis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Demis Iliadis took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stelios Panagiotopoulos. Stelios Panagiotopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. The audience was convinced that Thomas Mavreas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giannis Karterouliotis was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. The GloRy F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when GloRy F.C.'s Thomas Mavreas 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 2-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. AO Chalkidas made a substitution. Ntinos Panagakis replaced Kostas Revithis. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ntinos Panagakis got free with Stelios Panagiotopoulos in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 74 played minutes AO Chalkidas got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Kotsios. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind GloRy F.C.'s goalkeeper Stelios Panagiotopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 77th minute AO Chalkidas were awarded a corner. Daniil Vangelis went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, GloRy F.C.'s Thomas Mavreas got a free kick in the 80th minute. A collision led to GloRy F.C. getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Kostas Parlapidis hit a great ball. Ntinos Panagakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Stelios Panagiotopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92ndth minute of the game Thomas Mavreas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AO Chalkidas's Giannis Karterouliotis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. AO Chalkidas played a much better game than GloRy F.C. and deserved their victory. The GloRy F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.