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Koustísa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fanis Markonis got the match started through his kick off. If Stavros Malesios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ntinos Anagnostopoulos hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isidoros Maridis during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Koustísa BC! Soulis Koutsoures shot the penalty kick right outside the post. If Kostas Stamatelakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Makis Kostakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Louis Dimitrakos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dimitris Velis was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Koustísa BC's zone, Stavros Malesios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimitris Velis came out of the goal and Stavros Malesios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dimitris Velis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stavros Malesios's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the game, Makis Kostakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Soulis Christakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Louis Dimitrakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marinos Tsirakis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dimitris Velis. Koustísa BC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kostas Stamatelakos kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Dimitris Velis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stavros Malesios in the 44th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Makis Kostakis got free with Soulis Christakis in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stavros Malesios to make the kick off. Soulis Christakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Makis Kostakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to Koustísa BC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Aris Roubanis hit a great ball. If Stavros Malesios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Louis Dimitrakos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Dimitris Velis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 72 minutes into the match, Fanis Markonis notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Kerame's Soulis Christakis. Soulis Christakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Soulis Christakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Makis Kostakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fanis Markonis in the 80th minute of play forced Kerame's goalkeeper Soulis Christakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soulis Christakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Makis Kostakis's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. In the 82nd match minute, Kerame was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustratios Papathanasiou to maneuver through the defense. If Makis Kostakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Koustísa BC's Fanis Markonis got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Kerame players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Koustísa BC.