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Mikrá Sánta Stadium
Spectators: 6775 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute Stergios Veggos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Tachtsidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dionysis Naskos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltos Koroneos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Manos Malezas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the game, Miltos Koroneos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Saint Neilos Utd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mikrá Sánta the free kick. In the 13th minute, Miltos Koroneos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Sakis Kolas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mikrá Sánta's Dionysis Naskos. Dionysis Naskos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Stergios Veggos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giannis Tachtsidis was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Sakis Kolas charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sakis Kolas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Mikrá Sánta booed when FC Saint Neilos Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sakis Kolas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pavlos Kazantzatos hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute of the match Panagiotis Chronakis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giannis Tachtsidis skillfully saved the ball. Stergios Veggos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Giannis Tachtsidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dionysis Naskos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lakis Giaourtas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dionysis Naskos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miltos Koroneos in the 41st minute of play. After 45 minutes of play, Mikrá Sánta's Manos Malezas made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giannis Tachtsidis was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The audience was convinced that Stergios Veggos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giannis Tachtsidis was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. If Manos Malezas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manos Malezas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giannis Tachtsidis having to interfere. Sakis Kolas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dionysis Naskos having to interfere. Mikrá Sánta's Dionysis Naskos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miltos Koroneos in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute of the match Makis Zintanopoulos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giannis Tachtsidis skillfully saved the ball. Manos Malezas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stergios Veggos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giannis Tachtsidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Dionysis Naskos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sakis Kolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 75th minute, Savas Tzanetakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tasos Michalakos's late challenge caught a Mikrá Sánta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tasos Michalakos helped the player get up and apologised. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Saint Neilos Utd! In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Mikrá Sánta. Panagiotis Chronakis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Giannis Tachtsidis. 2-1. In the 83rd minute, Manos Malezas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giannis Tachtsidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 89 minutes into the match, FC Saint Neilos Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Stergios Veggos came free, but Giannis Tachtsidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 played minutes Pavlos Kazantzatos rounded Mikrá Sánta's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-2. Mikrá Sánta were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Saint Neilos Utd for a fine match.