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Gelanthi Stadium
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thrasivoulos Parlapipas took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Anagennisi Karditsas's goal looked a bit too open when Chatziioannou Bonovas came free, but Ntinos Kanelidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chatziioannou Bonovas might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ntinos Kanelidis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chatziioannou Bonovas ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Spyros FC's zone, Christos Karagounis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paris Toskas came out of the goal and Christos Karagounis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paris Toskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Savas Thanoglou in the 16th minute of the match. Paris Toskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Savas Thanoglou in the 18th minute of the match. Thrasivoulos Parlapipas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ntinos Kanelidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Savas Thanoglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paris Toskas having to interfere. If Savas Thanoglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Thrasivoulos Parlapipas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 34 played minutes Anagennisi Karditsas got a freekick which was hit by Stelios Akrividis. Ntinos Kanelidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thrasivoulos Parlapipas in the 37th minute of play. Ntinos Kanelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chatziioannou Bonovas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Karagounis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Savas Thanoglou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Christos Karagounis notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Spyros FC's Paris Toskas. Paris Toskas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 56th minute, Zacharias Monokrousos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thrasivoulos Parlapipas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stelios Akrividis's late challenge caught a Spyros FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stelios Akrividis helped the player get up and apologised. After 61 played minutes Anagennisi Karditsas got a freekick which was hit by Stelios Akrividis. 62 minutes into the match, Spyros FC's Panos Papageorgatos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Anagennisi Karditsas's Ntinos Kanelidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thrasivoulos Parlapipas in the 65th minute of play. After having played for 67 minutes, Christos Karagounis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Anagennisi Karditsas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christos Karagounis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ntinos Kanelidis was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Thrasivoulos Parlapipas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thrasivoulos Parlapipas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Savas Thanoglou in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paris Toskas saved Spyros FC from getting behind. Thrasivoulos Parlapipas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ntinos Kanelidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paris Toskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Savas Thanoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anagennisi Karditsas's Savas Thanoglou got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paris Toskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Karagounis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Anagennisi Karditsas's zone, Chatziioannou Bonovas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ntinos Kanelidis came out of the goal and Chatziioannou Bonovas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ntinos Kanelidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thrasivoulos Parlapipas, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.