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Gerolakkos Arena
Spectators: 9096 (Terracing: 6885, Seating: 2111, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zinon Houlis made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Iraklis Gerolakkou FC booed when Δικεφαλος Αετος was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tityos Ballios didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th match minute, Δικεφαλος Αετος was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimosthenis Zouvelekis to maneuver through the defense. If Lambros Sarris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Δικεφαλος Αετος getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Kadmos Beldekas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerkyon Balouris in the 14th minute of play forced Δικεφαλος Αετος's goalkeeper Fotis Softhis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iraklis Gerolakkou FC's Oinomoas Mousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zinon Houlis in the 16th minute of play. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Zinon Houlis sped through Iraklis Gerolakkou FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Oinomoas Mousa. 23 minutes into the game, Kadmos Beldekas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Δικεφαλος Αετος's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iraklis Gerolakkou FC the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Kadmos Beldekas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute Kerkyon Balouris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fotis Softhis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fotis Softhis made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Lambros Sarris sent off a good shot on target. Oinomoas Mousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakis Pintzopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The supporters of Iraklis Gerolakkou FC booed when Δικεφαλος Αετος was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stelios Souflas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alekos Banos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Fotis Softhis made a huge save. In the 32nd minute, Zinon Houlis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zinon Houlis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zinon Houlis in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oinomoas Mousa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 46th minute, Alekos Banos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Δικεφαλος Αετος's Thorikos Katevatis got a free kick in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kerkyon Balouris stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakis Pintzopoulos in the 52nd minute of play forced Iraklis Gerolakkou FC's goalkeeper Oinomoas Mousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zinon Houlis got free with Oinomoas Mousa in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alekos Banos in the 70th minute of play forced Δικεφαλος Αετος's goalkeeper Fotis Softhis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oinomoas Mousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kadmos Beldekas in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 75th minute by Lakis Pintzopoulos got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 78 minutes, Kerkyon Balouris made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Δικεφαλος Αετος's Fotis Softhis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Iraklis Gerolakkou FC defense, Lakis Pintzopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oinomoas Mousa. The Iraklis Gerolakkou FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oinomoas Mousa should have stopped the shot. Δικεφαλος Αετος's Zinon Houlis got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Δικεφαλος Αετος eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.