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Spectators: 7608 (Terracing: 5707, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 151) After a rather tough play, Omorfokklisiá BC's Kostas Thodis got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 4 minutes, Ilias Siopis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aris FC and the Omorfokklisiá BC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Aris FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilias Siopis to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Aris FC's Antonis Karameris got a free kick in the 6th minute. If Dionysis Karathanasis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 13 played minutes Aris FC got a freekick which was hit by Adamantios Ioannou. 14 minutes into the match, Aris FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Thodis came free, but Dimitris Kelpekis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paris Gerontidis hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16thth minute of the game Kostas Thodis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aris FC's Dimitris Kelpekis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ilias Siopis struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Filippos Kassanos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aris FC. In the 26thth minute of the game Dionysis Karathanasis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aris FC's Dimitris Kelpekis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Omorfokklisiá BC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Marios Panagiotou hit a great ball. If Ilias Siopis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dimitris Kelpekis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Thodis, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A collision led to Omorfokklisiá BC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Antonis Nanos hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Omorfokklisiá BC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Paris Gerontidis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Kostas Thodis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimitris Kelpekis having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kostas Thodis made a kick off. Dimitris Kelpekis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Thodis in the 58th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Dionysis Karathanasis 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. The audience was convinced that Kostas Thodis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dimitris Kelpekis was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Ignatios Christodoulos hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Dionysis Karathanasis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Omorfokklisiá BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dionysis Karathanasis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dimitris Kelpekis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Thodis in the 75th minute of play forced Aris FC's goalkeeper Dimitris Kelpekis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dimitris Kelpekis made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Dionysis Karathanasis sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Omorfokklisiá BC's Kostas Thodis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dimitris Kelpekis. That made the score 0-2 after 78 minutes of play. After having played for 82 minutes, Kostas Thodis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Omorfokklisiá BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kostas Thodis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 84 minutes into the match, Aris FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Thodis came free, but Dimitris Kelpekis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Kostas Thodis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dimitris Kelpekis was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. When Antonis Karameris fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aris FC's protests and gave Antonis Karameris a yellow card for diving instead. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Aris FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Konstantinos Kisemlis was slow to take the kick. During this time Omorfokklisiá BC's players had a chance to rest. Omorfokklisiá BC played a much better game than Aris FC and deserved their victory. The Aris FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.