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Kato Pafos Arena
Spectators: 10861 (Terracing: 8148, Seating: 2497, VIP seats: 216) Koulis Mestas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spiros Bekyros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's goalkeeper Kheiron Kouropoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dionisio Dicastillo. Kheiron Kouropoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nathan Aspinall in the 7th minute. In the 10th minute Spiros Bekyros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Koulis Mestas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mánthia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rahman Dilhan in the 13th minute. The corner led Mánthia's Rahman Dilhan to fire away a dangerous shot which Kheiron Kouropoulos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 16th minute, Iphitos Gravari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's goalkeeper Kheiron Kouropoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dionisio Dicastillo. Kheiron Kouropoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anestis Katsambis in the 20th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Spiros Bekyros in the 21st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 23rd minute, Iphitos Gravari made a precise shot to the right of Kheiron Kouropoulos. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Anestis Katsambis scored to the left of an out of position Kheiron Kouropoulos, making the score, 2-0. Kheiron Kouropoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rahman Dilhan in the 31st minute. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's Kheiron Kouropoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ from getting a goal against them. Spiros Bekyros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Koulis Mestas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Mánthia defense, Timoteo Michael kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Koulis Mestas. The Mánthia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Koulis Mestas should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iphitos Gravari got free with Kheiron Kouropoulos in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Spiros Bekyros was the one to do the kick off. Koulis Mestas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Spiros Bekyros, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Spiros Bekyros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Koulis Mestas made a huge save. 59 minutes into the match, Mánthia's goal looked a bit too open when Spiros Bekyros came free, but Koulis Mestas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mánthia's Koulis Mestas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ankaios Garofalis in the 63rd minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Mánthia's goalkeeper Koulis Mestas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marciano Lekubegi. Kheiron Kouropoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Themis Pantelakos in the 68th minute of play. Kheiron Kouropoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anestis Katsambis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Iphitos Gravari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kheiron Kouropoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mánthia's Koulis Mestas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spiros Bekyros in the 81st minute of play. Kheiron Kouropoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathan Aspinall, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Alpheios Markopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. When Spiros Bekyros came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ 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 Spiros Bekyros couldn't finish the play. Mánthia succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ had controlled the match.