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SYROS STADIUM
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Patrikαta BC's Grigoris Kafropoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 5th minute, Markos Katsikaris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kleanthis Perivolakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 10th minute Grigoris Kafropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgos Ouzounidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Markos Katsikaris's late challenge caught a Patrikαta BC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Markos Katsikaris helped the player get up and apologised. After 11 played minutes OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C got a freekick which was hit by Markos Katsikaris. 15 minutes into the match, Patrikαta BC's Christos Barbetakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giorgos Ouzounidis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Savas Karagiannakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Ouzounidis having to interfere. A collision led to OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Grigoris Panagakos hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Christos Papadopoulos took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Dimitris Kountouroudas to make any attempt to save it. In the 25th minute, Savas Karagiannakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Patrikαta BC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Giorgos Makrikostas hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the game, Kyriakos Tsoukalis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Patrikαta BC the free kick. Kyriakos Tsoukalis kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Stavros Lidakis notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Patrikαta BC's Dimitris Kountouroudas. Dimitris Kountouroudas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the game, Nikos Koulakiotis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Patrikαta BC the free kick. Nikos Koulakiotis hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C's zone, Grigoris Kafropoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giorgos Ouzounidis came out of the goal and Grigoris Kafropoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 42nd minute, Nikos Kostantelos 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 some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Grigoris Kafropoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Patrikαta BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Grigoris Kafropoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giorgos Ouzounidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 45 minutes into the game, Patrikαta BC's Nikos Kostantelos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giorgos Ouzounidis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christos Papadopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Giorgos Makrikostas fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Patrikαta BC's protests and gave Giorgos Makrikostas a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Patrikαta BC's Giorgos Makrikostas got a free kick in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Patrikαta BC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Skopidis came free, but Dimitris Kountouroudas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Savas Karagiannakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Patrikαta BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C the free kick. After a rather tough play, Patrikαta BC's Savas Karagiannakis got a free kick in the 60th minute. Stavros Lidakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimitris Kountouroudas having to interfere. Patrikαta BC's Dimitris Kountouroudas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stavros Lidakis in the 63rd minute of play. After having played for 64 minutes, Kleanthis Perivolakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Patrikαta BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kleanthis Perivolakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Giorgos Ouzounidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christos Barbetakis in the 67th minute. A collision led to OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Grigoris Panagakos hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kleanthis Perivolakis in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giorgos Ouzounidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Patrikαta BC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Savas Karagiannakis hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the game, Stavros Lidakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Dimitris Kountouroudas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C's Giorgos Ouzounidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Kostantelos in the 87th minute of play. OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C's Grigoris Panagakos got his second yellow card of the match in the 88th minute. The referee ordered Grigoris Panagakos off the ground. In the 89th match minute, OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigoris Panagakos to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C defense, Grigoris Kafropoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giorgos Ouzounidis. The OLYMPIAKOS SYROY F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giorgos Ouzounidis should have stopped the shot.