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Glory Arena
Spectators: 8452 (Terracing: 6340, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) GloRy F.C.'s Thomas Mavreas 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. Giorgos Raftis might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stelios Panagiotopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giorgos Raftis ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Krontiras in the 4th minute of play forced GloRy F.C.'s goalkeeper Stelios Panagiotopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Bad Company were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after GloRy F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Konstantinos Psalidas took the corner. In the 7th minute, Thomas Mavreas made a precise shot to the right of Stamatis Bountos. FC Bad Company's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 12th match minute, GloRy F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeu Luz to maneuver through the defense. Stelios Panagiotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Raftis in the 13th minute of the match. Stelios Panagiotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Raftis in the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Giorgos Raftis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Stelios Panagiotopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Giorgos Raftis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 24 minutes into the match, FC Bad Company's Spyros Dimitriou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stelios Panagiotopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Giorgos Krontiras managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Bad Company's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgos Krontiras was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stelios Panagiotopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 28th 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. Kostas Konstantinoulis kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Stelios Panagiotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Raftis in the 32nd minute of the match. When Giorgos Raftis got free in front of the goal in the 32nd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Stelios Panagiotopoulos was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Stelios Panagiotopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Spyros Dimitriou, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Giorgos Raftis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stelios Panagiotopoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes in the game, Thomas Mavreas fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Stamatis Bountos having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Spyros Dimitriou 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 1-2. In the 42nd minute, Spyros Dimitriou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Bad Company fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. FC Bad Company made a substitution. Alexis Polymerou replaced Michalis Katsaros. The FC Bad Company fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when FC Bad Company's Spyros Dimitriou 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 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The GloRy F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Bad Company were winning 1-4.

With an all-out effort, FC Bad Company's Stelios Panagiotopoulos threw himself towards the right post 51 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Giorgos Raftis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Giorgos Raftis kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Stamatis Bountos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Efraim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Alexis Polymerou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Bad Company's Alexandros Semos was substituted for Giorgos Krontiras. After 61st play minutes Spyros Dimitriou shot 1-5, a short shot which went by Stelios Panagiotopoulos and just under the crossbar into goal. The GloRy F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when GloRy F.C.'s Fetih Sargut 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 2-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Giorgos Raftis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 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 Raftis in the 70th minute of play. Giorgos Raftis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stelios Panagiotopoulos was a little too slow when Giorgos Raftis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 2-6. GloRy F.C.'s Stelios Panagiotopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save GloRy F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 79th minute FC Bad Company were awarded a corner. Konstantinos Psalidas went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led FC Bad Company's Konstantinos Psalidas to fire away a dangerous shot which Stelios Panagiotopoulos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Giorgos Raftis struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Stelios Panagiotopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Bad Company. Thanks to some nice moves Spyros Dimitriou could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Stelios Panagiotopoulos however easily saved by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bad Company's zone, Fetih Sargut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stamatis Bountos came out of the goal and Fetih Sargut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. GloRy F.C. made a substitution. Curtis Gorman replaced Fetih Sargut. A sloppy throw-in by Christos Nousias in the 95th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Bad Company's Alexandros Semos. When the match was over FC Bad Company could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than GloRy F.C. throughout the match.