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Sombra Arena
Spectators: 10878 (Terracing: 8159, Seating: 2502, VIP seats: 217) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dionisio Dicastillo kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Peneios Antonopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mánthia the free kick. A collision led to ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Peneios Antonopoulos hit a great ball. After 4 played minutes Mánthia got a freekick which was hit by Alpheios Markopoulos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Penc in the 5th minute of play forced Mánthia's goalkeeper Koulis Mestas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Feliks Penc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Mánthia's Koulis Mestas got control of the ball when Feliks Penc tried to sneak it across the goal line. Koulis Mestas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmy Søderberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ were awarded a corner. Yu Chang Ping went to the cornerflag to take it. Yu Chang Ping made a great header on ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s corner, it was just that Mánthia's Koulis Mestas managed to reach the ball for a save. 22 minutes into the match, Anestis Katsambis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Dimosthenis Doukatelis. Dimosthenis Doukatelis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alpheios Markopoulos made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dionisio Dicastillo however managed to control. Dimosthenis Doukatelis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iphitos Gravari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Alpheios Markopoulos in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Aiolos Rorris. 36 minutes into the game, ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Feliks Penc nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Koulis Mestas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If Jimmy Søderberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jimmy Søderberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Koulis Mestas came out and tried to block the shot, but Jimmy Søderberg slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 45th minute. 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 2-1.

The wind increased when Jimmy Søderberg made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Feliks Penc in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Koulis Mestas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Feliks Penc in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Koulis Mestas saved Mánthia from getting behind. With 55 minutes on the clock, Aurelian Feraru commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mánthia:s goal. Dionisio Dicastillo did an outstanding performance 58 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 2-2 to the right of an irritated Dimosthenis Doukatelis in the goal. Dimosthenis Doukatelis 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 66th minute. Koulis Mestas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliks Penc in the 67th minute of the match. ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Dimosthenis Doukatelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anestis Katsambis in the 70th minute of play. Argiris Andreoulakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Dimosthenis Doukatelis made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Iphitos Gravari could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Dimosthenis Doukatelis however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Mánthia getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Themis Pantelakos hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Søderberg in the 79th minute of play forced Mánthia's goalkeeper Koulis Mestas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Søderberg in the 84th minute of play forced Mánthia's goalkeeper Koulis Mestas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Mánthia's Rahman Dilhan got a free kick in the 89th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.