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Pyrgi
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Veniamin Zacharis got the match started through his kick off. Thanos Pantazoulis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Veniamin Zacharis's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. When Markou's Veniamin Zacharis in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pyrgi FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Veniamin Zacharis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the match, Pyrgi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stefanos Papantoniou came free, but Thanos Pantazoulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Veniamin Zacharis, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 15 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Thanos Pantazoulis was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Veniamin Zacharis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Thanos Pantazoulis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Veniamin Zacharis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29thth minute of the game Stefanos Papantoniou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pyrgi FC's Thanos Pantazoulis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Veniamin Zacharis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Thanos Pantazoulis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stefanos Papantoniou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Thanos Pantazoulis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Stefanos Papantoniou came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Markou 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 Stefanos Papantoniou couldn't finish the play. When Markou's Veniamin Zacharis in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pyrgi FC's goalie prevented a goal. Pyrgi FC's Thanos Pantazoulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veniamin Zacharis in the 43rd minute of play. Thanos Pantazoulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefanos Papantoniou, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 50 minutes, Loukas Papakrivas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Markou and the Pyrgi FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Markou getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Loukas Papakrivas hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Markou's Loukas Papakrivas got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute of the match Nektarios Lilis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alexandros Konstantinoulis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Veniamin Zacharis in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thanos Pantazoulis saved Pyrgi FC from getting behind. In the 62nd minute Veniamin Zacharis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Pantazoulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Markou's Veniamin Zacharis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thanos Pantazoulis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Panagiotis Katselis's late challenge caught a Markou's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Panagiotis Katselis helped the player get up and apologised. Panagiotis Katselis hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Veniamin Zacharis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thanos Pantazoulis having to interfere. If Stefanos Papantoniou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panos Pavlatos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Veniamin Zacharis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Thanos Pantazoulis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanos Pantazoulis made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Stefanos Papantoniou sent off a good shot on target. Thanos Pantazoulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veniamin Zacharis, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Stefanos Papantoniou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thanos Pantazoulis having to interfere. The supporters of Pyrgi FC booed when Markou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefanos Bachaderoglou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Despite being the better team, Markou failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.