Opayia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 2 minutes, Dimosthenis Chroniadis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pasá-Limáni and the Opayia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, Pasá-Limáni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimosthenis Chroniadis to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th match minute, Opayia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iordanis Gazis to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Pasá-Limáni's goal looked a bit too open when Markos Sioufas came free, but Zinon Trakouselis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Opayia's Thalis Xinos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoris Idrotoglou in the 10th minute of play. Paschalis Koupepes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zinon Trakouselis having to interfere. Markos Sioufas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Zinon Trakouselis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Opayia's Paschalis Koupepes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zinon Trakouselis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stefanos Katidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zinon Trakouselis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paschalis Koupepes in the 25th minute of the match. Grigoris Idrotoglou might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thalis Xinos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grigoris Idrotoglou ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute of the match, Iordanis Gazis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zinon Trakouselis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Makis Topalidis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zinon Trakouselis. Pasá-Limáni's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Zinon Trakouselis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markos Sioufas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Markos Sioufas in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zinon Trakouselis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Markos Sioufas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zinon Trakouselis having to interfere. Paschalis Koupepes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Paschalis Koupepes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Zinon Trakouselis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Dimosthenis Chroniadis was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 42 minutes had been played. After 43 played minutes Pasá-Limáni got a freekick which was hit by Dimosthenis Chroniadis. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Markos Sioufas made a kick off. In the 58th minute, Paschalis Koupepes made a precise shot to the right of Zinon Trakouselis. Pasá-Limáni's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. If Paschalis Koupepes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zinon Trakouselis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Sioufas in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Opayia getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Makis Topalidis hit a great ball. In the 67th match minute, Opayia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Makis Persidis to maneuver through the defense. Zinon Trakouselis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paschalis Koupepes in the 70th minute of play. Zinon Trakouselis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Sioufas, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. A collision led to Pasá-Limáni getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Petros Chatzoulis hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Markos Sioufas 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. Zinon Trakouselis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paschalis Koupepes in the 83rd minute of play. Zinon Trakouselis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Markos Sioufas's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. The supporters of Opayia booed when Pasá-Limáni was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petros Chatzoulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paschalis Koupepes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zinon Trakouselis having to interfere. After 89 played minutes Pasá-Limáni got a freekick which was hit by Thalis Raditsas. After a defensive mix-up in Pasá-Limáni's zone, Paschalis Koupepes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zinon Trakouselis came out of the goal and Paschalis Koupepes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 95 minutes into the match, Paschalis Koupepes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zinon Trakouselis. Pasá-Limáni's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paschalis Koupepes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Opayia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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