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Sayιοka
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Theodosis Siapkas kicked off to start the match. Manos Ikonomidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olimpiu Videanu having to interfere. Eutichios Sfakianakis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giannis Papadamous having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miltiadis Spyridakis in the 6th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Giannis Papadamous to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Nedim Aksoy hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the match, Sayιοka's Eutichios Sfakianakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giannis Papadamous narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sayιοka's Eutichios Sfakianakis got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona's Aggelos Bourdas got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute of the match Ahmet Nedim Aksoy shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giannis Papadamous showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 17 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Pindonis came free, but Giannis Papadamous reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Manos Ikonomidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Barcelona's supporters rose to their feet, but Manos Ikonomidis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olimpiu Videanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona's Marios Giannaros got a free kick in the 20th minute. Giannis Papadamous stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eutichios Sfakianakis's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. In the 36thth minute of the game Miltiadis Spyridakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Barcelona's Giannis Papadamous was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Giannis Papadamous made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Vaggelis Lepouras sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theodosis Siapkas in the 39th minute of play forced Sayιοka's goalkeeper Olimpiu Videanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miltiadis Spyridakis struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Giannis Papadamous didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sayιοka. Giannis Papadamous showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eutichios Sfakianakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Miltiadis Spyridakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, FC Barcelona's Giannis Papadamous got control of the ball when Vaggelis Lepouras tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Theodosis Siapkas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, one of Sayιοka:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sayιοka. After a defensive mix-up in FC Barcelona's zone, Vaggelis Lepouras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giannis Papadamous came out of the goal and Vaggelis Lepouras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64th minute, Miltiadis Spyridakis made a precise shot to the right of Giannis Papadamous. FC Barcelona's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Panagiotis Pindonis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giannis Papadamous having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona's Nestoras Stefanakis got a free kick in the 71st minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Barcelona's zone, Miltiadis Spyridakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giannis Papadamous came out of the goal and Miltiadis Spyridakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giannis Papadamous showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miltiadis Spyridakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Sayιοka's Olimpiu Videanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theodosis Siapkas in the 79th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Miltiadis Spyridakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sayιοka's supporters rose to their feet, but Miltiadis Spyridakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giannis Papadamous breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theodosis Siapkas in the 87th minute of play forced Sayιοka's goalkeeper Olimpiu Videanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giannis Papadamous made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Lepouras in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sayιοka's Charis Daniilidis got a free kick in the 89th minute. Sayιοka's Olimpiu Videanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Sayιοka from getting a goal against them. If Panagiotis Pindonis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Giannis Papadamous showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vaggelis Lepouras, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. FC Barcelona succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Sayιοka had controlled the match.