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Kastaniα
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iordanis Kyriakidis started the match with the kick off. If Stergios Theriaklis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Leskαtsi BC's zone, Thanos Letsas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikos Ntaralas came out of the goal and Thanos Letsas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikos Ntaralas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fotis Kaktos in the 6th minute of the match. Nikos Ntaralas made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Fotis Kaktos sent off a good shot on target. The long shot by Panos Papadimitriou in the 13th minute really tested Nikos Ntaralas's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giorgos Bitoulas got free with Nikos Ntaralas in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Charalambos Lianos hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Thanos Letsas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikos Ntaralas was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Iordanis Kyriakidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Stefanos Kioulekas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Iordanis Kyriakidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iordanis Kyriakidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefanos Kioulekas having to interfere. Stergios Theriaklis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefanos Kioulekas having to make a save. A collision led to Kastaniα BC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Paris Lagos hit a great ball. Stefanos Kioulekas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stergios Theriaklis in the 38th minute of play. In the 48th minute, Kostas Taflabas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Thanos Letsas to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Kastaniα BC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Fotis Kaktos hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thanos Letsas in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikos Ntaralas saved Leskαtsi BC from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Iordanis Kyriakidis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stefanos Kioulekas. That made the score 0-2 in the 58 minute of play. After 61 minutes, Panos Papadimitriou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kastaniα BC and the Leskαtsi BC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes Kastaniα BC got a freekick which was hit by Panos Papadimitriou. 66 minutes into the game, Aris Vakaros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leskαtsi BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kastaniα BC the free kick. After 66 played minutes Leskαtsi BC got a freekick which was hit by Aris Vakaros. After 69 played minutes Leskαtsi BC got a freekick which was hit by Charalambos Lianos. After 74 minutes Kastaniα BC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stergios Theriaklis who took care of the corner kick. In the 77th minute, Iordanis Kyriakidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leskαtsi BC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 81 minutes into the match, Kastaniα BC's goalkeeper Stefanos Kioulekas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kostas Taflabas. Iordanis Kyriakidis in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stefanos Kioulekas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 84 minutes into the match, Leskαtsi BC's Iordanis Kyriakidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stefanos Kioulekas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kastaniα BC's Stefanos Kioulekas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Kastaniα BC from getting a goal against them. In the 88th match minute, Leskαtsi BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charalambos Lianos to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute Giorgos Bitoulas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Ntaralas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kastaniα BC's Stefanos Kioulekas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Kastaniα BC from getting a goal against them. Stefanos Kioulekas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iordanis Kyriakidis in the 94th minute. Leskαtsi BC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.