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Spectators: 8500 (Terracing: 6376, Seating: 1955, VIP seats: 169) Εθνικός Αστέρας's Aleksandar Špoljarić started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when 林超青 sped through THUNDER FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vassilis Kakkos. Vassilis Kakkos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 林超青, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vassilis Kakkos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boland McJohn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Giannis Tsigas put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Kleon Tsoutsikas. 13 minutes into the match, THUNDER FC's goal looked a bit too open when 林超青 came free, but Vassilis Kakkos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Εθνικός Αστέρας were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after THUNDER FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Boland McJohn took the corner. A collision led to Εθνικός Αστέρας getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Marinos Zouboulakis hit a great ball. Vassilis Kakkos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marinos Zouboulakis in the 17th minute of the match. After having played for 26 minutes, Aleksandar Špoljarić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Εθνικός Αστέρας's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aleksandar Špoljarić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The THUNDER FC fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when THUNDER FC's 邵升西 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vassilis Kakkos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandar Špoljarić in the 34th minute of the match. In the 44th minute 邵升西 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kleon Tsoutsikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Εθνικός Αστέρας's goalkeeper Kleon Tsoutsikas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giannis Tsigas.

56 minutes into the game, Dimitris Sapounelis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Εθνικός Αστέρας's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THUNDER FC the free kick. Dimitris Sapounelis hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Vassilis Kakkos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandar Špoljarić in the 60th minute of play. Iraklis Vlachakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kleon Tsoutsikas having to interfere. Εθνικός Αστέρας's Kleon Tsoutsikas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Tsigas in the 68th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 邵升西 during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Εθνικός Αστέρας booed when THUNDER FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. 邵升西 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 林超青 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Vassilis Kakkos made a huge save. Roberto Mouzo hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Kleon Tsoutsikas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邵升西 in the 77th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that 邵升西's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kleon Tsoutsikas was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Εθνικός Αστέρας's Kleon Tsoutsikas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Tsigas in the 84th minute of play. In the 90th minute 邵升西 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kleon Tsoutsikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Tsigas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Εθνικός Αστέρας's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.