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Sphinari Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bruno Fernandes kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Mantoϊdion getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Bruno Fernandes hit a great ball. Alkis Skandalidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the match, Nikos Kabourakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christoforos Labellis. Sphinari's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikos Kabourakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 10 played minutes Sphinari got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Vourkos. Nikos Kabourakis scored 0-2 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christoforos Labellis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bruno Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christoforos Labellis having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Nikos Kabourakis notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Sphinari's Christoforos Labellis. Christoforos Labellis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Alkis Skandalidis came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Sphinari 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 Alkis Skandalidis couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Sphinari defense, Nikos Kabourakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christoforos Labellis. The Sphinari fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christoforos Labellis should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Sphinari defense, Nikos Kabourakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christoforos Labellis. The Sphinari fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christoforos Labellis should have stopped the shot. The Mantoϊdion fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when Mantoϊdion's Bruno Fernandes 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 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nikos Kabourakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Christoforos Labellis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 40 minutes into the game, when Thanos Tsaousidis put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Sphinari:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mantoϊdion:s goal. Christoforos Labellis went to the wrong direction when Bruno Fernandes was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Gerasimos Karalis charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gerasimos Karalis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mantoϊdion getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Gerasimos Karalis hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alkis Skandalidis to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Mantoϊdion got a freekick which was hit by Veniamin Venopoulos. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Fernandes got free with Christoforos Labellis in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Sphinari's Christoforos Labellis got control of the ball when Prodromos Giotidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alkis Skandalidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 69 played minutes Sphinari got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Basinas. 74 minutes into the match, Mantoϊdion's goal looked a bit too open when Alkis Skandalidis came free, but Mert Günok reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikos Kabourakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Christoforos Labellis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Nikos Kabourakis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Christoforos Labellis, 0-8. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Veniamin Dokos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sphinari's supporters rose to their feet, but Veniamin Dokos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mert Günok breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Gerasimos Karalis was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 95 minutes had been played. The supporters of Sphinari booed when Mantoϊdion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerasimos Karalis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Mantoϊdion players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.