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Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fotis Labaras started the match with the kick off. Kleon Skoufas 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. In the 5th match minute, PAO KORINTHOU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zisis Laganas to maneuver through the defense. When Thanasis Boumis came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς 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 Thanasis Boumis couldn't finish the play. Errikos Partsalakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vrasidas Leptokaridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fotis Labaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When Giannis Tatsos came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς 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 Giannis Tatsos couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Fotis Anastasakos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς's supporters rose to their feet, but Fotis Anastasakos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Minas Karamanis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kostas Loubakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Minas Karamanis having to interfere. When Fotis Anastasakos came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς 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 Fotis Anastasakos couldn't finish the play. If Kostas Loubakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Kleon Semeloglou came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς 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 Kleon Semeloglou couldn't finish the play. Kleon Semeloglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 36 minutes, Fotis Anastasakos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fotis Anastasakos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Kleon Semeloglou dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Minas Karamanis, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in PAO KORINTHOU's zone, Kostas Loubakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Minas Karamanis came out of the goal and Kostas Loubakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Fotis Anastasakos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fotis Anastasakos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kostas Loubakis to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Kostas Loubakis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 52 minutes, Zisis Laganas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PAO KORINTHOU and the Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς booed when PAO KORINTHOU was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zisis Laganas didn't get a good kick on the ball. PAO KORINTHOU's Minas Karamanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Loubakis in the 55th minute of play. Kleon Semeloglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 60 minutes into the match, Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς's Kleon Semeloglou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Minas Karamanis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st match minute, PAO KORINTHOU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Errikos Partsalakis to maneuver through the defense. When Giannis Tatsos came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς 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 Giannis Tatsos couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, PAO KORINTHOU's Adamantios Anastasiou got a free kick in the 64th minute. After 66 minutes of play, Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς's Fotis Anastasakos made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Minas Karamanis was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Fotis Anastasakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Errikos Partsalakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanasis Boumis kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. If Fotis Anastasakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Errikos Partsalakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vrasidas Leptokaridis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. PAO KORINTHOU's Minas Karamanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fotis Anastasakos in the 87th minute of play. Minas Karamanis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fotis Anastasakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.