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Fíllon Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5846, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 75) 8 minutes into the game, Dimitris Petimezas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. XANTHOS F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave EAΣ ΜΙΤΣΕΡΟΥ the free kick. In the 8th match minute, XANTHOS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Petimezas to maneuver through the defense. Konstantinos Demopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Akhilleus Rigopoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patroklos Patrianakos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Antaios Rallis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 23 played minutes EAΣ ΜΙΤΣΕΡΟΥ got a freekick which was hit by Dimos Kalogiannis. Dihnekis Antonakos kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When XANTHOS F.C's Pasxalis Ioannidis in 31 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Learkhos Soukis guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After a rather tough play, XANTHOS F.C's Dimitris Petimezas got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akhilleus Rigopoulos in the 36th minute of play forced XANTHOS F.C's goalkeeper Patroklos Patrianakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Kithairon Mavromattes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Patroklos Patrianakos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kithairon Mavromattes got free with Patroklos Patrianakos in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kithairon Mavromattes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Konstantinos Demopoulos to make the kick off. Akhilleus Rigopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patroklos Patrianakos having to interfere. When Kelaino Rigopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored XANTHOS F.C's protests and gave Kelaino Rigopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. After 53 played minutes XANTHOS F.C got a freekick which was hit by Kelaino Rigopoulos. 54 minutes into the match, XANTHOS F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Akhilleus Rigopoulos came free, but Patroklos Patrianakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konstantinos Paloumbas's late challenge caught a EAΣ ΜΙΤΣΕΡΟΥ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konstantinos Paloumbas helped the player get up and apologised. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for XANTHOS F.C! Patroklos Patrianakos had in the 58thth minute some difficulties stopping Seilenos Katramados's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Seilenos Katramados took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patroklos Patrianakos. Patroklos Patrianakos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind XANTHOS F.C's goalkeeper Patroklos Patrianakos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the XANTHOS F.C defense, Akhilleus Rigopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patroklos Patrianakos. The XANTHOS F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patroklos Patrianakos should have stopped the shot. After having played for 75 minutes, Akhilleus Rigopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EAΣ ΜΙΤΣΕΡΟΥ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Akhilleus Rigopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Akhilleus Rigopoulos put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Patroklos Patrianakos. When Dimitris Eliopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored XANTHOS F.C's protests and gave Dimitris Eliopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, XANTHOS F.C's Dimitris Eliopoulos got a free kick in the 81st minute. Dimitris Eliopoulos was shown his second yellow card after 84 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. When Pasxalis Ioannidis came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the XANTHOS F.C 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 Pasxalis Ioannidis couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in XANTHOS F.C's zone, Akhilleus Rigopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patroklos Patrianakos came out of the goal and Akhilleus Rigopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Priamos Koulpasis hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. EAΣ ΜΙΤΣΕΡΟΥ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.