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Spectators: 10817 (Terracing: 8114, Seating: 2487, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ankaios Garofalis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pipo Inzaghi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kheiron Kouropoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute Ankaios Garofalis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Nikopolidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kheiron Kouropoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruud Nistelrooy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nea Salamis's attentive Cafu Milan managed to snatch the ball when Eugenio Nelli made a throw-in in the 10th minute of the game. Kheiron Kouropoulos was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Pipo Inzaghi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pipo Inzaghi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 16th minute Ankaios Garofalis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Nikopolidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute of the game Eugenio Nelli made a throw-in which Spiros Bekyros played forward. The audience was convinced that Ankaios Garofalis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonis Nikopolidis was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Nea Salamis's goal looked a bit too open when Ankaios Garofalis came free, but Antonis Nikopolidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute Ankaios Garofalis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Nikopolidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Everardo Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 28th minute, Pipo Inzaghi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kheiron Kouropoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 30 minutes into the match, Ruud Nistelrooy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kheiron Kouropoulos. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ruud Nistelrooy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. When ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's Ankaios Garofalis in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nea Salamis's goalie prevented a goal. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Nea Salamis's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marciano Lekubegi took the corner. In the 39th minute Ankaios Garofalis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Nikopolidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kheiron Kouropoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pipo Inzaghi in the 40th minute. Antonis Nikopolidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ankaios Garofalis in the 44th minute of the match. After some careless play in the ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ defense, Pipo Inzaghi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kheiron Kouropoulos. The ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kheiron Kouropoulos should have stopped the shot.

53 minutes into the game, Pipo Inzaghi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Kheiron Kouropoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After taking down the ball on ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's corner Tạ Kling fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Antonis Nikopolidis quite easily take care of the ball. In the 63rd minute, Spiros Bekyros reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Antonis Nikopolidis. The goal made the score 5-1. Antonis Nikopolidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ankaios Garofalis in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ booed when Nea Salamis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wawrzyniec Puchlik didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Ankaios Garofalis managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's supporters rose to their feet, but Ankaios Garofalis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonis Nikopolidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antonis Nikopolidis had great luck who in the 76thth minute grab hold of the ball when Ankaios Garofalis from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ankaios Garofalis in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Antonis Nikopolidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's Ankaios Garofalis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΟ's Evripidis Picoulas got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Karl-Johan Fors hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, Nea Salamis's goal looked a bit too open when Ankaios Garofalis came free, but Antonis Nikopolidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonis Nikopolidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ankaios Garofalis in the 89th minute of play. Antonis Nikopolidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ankaios Garofalis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kheiron Kouropoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruud Nistelrooy in the 90th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Nea Salamis's goal looked a bit too open when Ankaios Garofalis came free, but Antonis Nikopolidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nea Salamis's Antonis Nikopolidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Nea Salamis from getting a goal against them. Nea Salamis's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.