League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 9165 (Terracing: 6875, Seating: 2108, VIP seats: 182) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Helios Haritos got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Efstathiou UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Helios Haritos to maneuver through the defense. Aigeus Kalogiannis hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Helios Haritos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Efstathiou UTD's supporters rose to their feet, but Helios Haritos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Omiros Kouropoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute, Helios Haritos had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Kolonos Manoukarakis's late challenge caught a Efstathiou UTD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kolonos Manoukarakis helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes Magoulá BC got a freekick which was hit by Kolonos Manoukarakis. Laios Houlis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Efstathiou UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Vasilis Papadakos came free, but Konstantinos Theodoratos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasilis Papadakos in the 23rd minute of play forced Efstathiou UTD's goalkeeper Konstantinos Theodoratos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Vasilis Papadakos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Magoulá BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasilis Papadakos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konstantinos Theodoratos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Efstathiou UTD defense, Aigeus Kalogiannis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Konstantinos Theodoratos. The Efstathiou UTD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Konstantinos Theodoratos should have stopped the shot. Aigeus Kalogiannis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Konstantinos Theodoratos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st match minute, Efstathiou UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilias Pefanis to maneuver through the defense. Efstathiou UTD's Konstantinos Theodoratos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasilis Papadakos in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laios Houlis got free with Omiros Kouropoulos in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Magoulá BC's goalkeeper Omiros Kouropoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaios Phocas in the 38th minute of play forced Efstathiou UTD's goalkeeper Konstantinos Theodoratos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Myrtilos Spyridis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Magoulá BC's Aigimios Polymenakou got a free kick in the 47th minute.

Konstantinos Theodoratos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Myrtilos Spyridis in the 53rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giannis Banos during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th match minute, Efstathiou UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Banos to maneuver through the defense. When Efstathiou UTD's Laios Houlis in 61 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Omiros Kouropoulos guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. When Laios Houlis came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Efstathiou UTD 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 Laios Houlis couldn't finish the play. Konstantinos Theodoratos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Myrtilos Spyridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Aigeus Kalogiannis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vasilis Egonidis lost his temper 68 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Efstathiou UTD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 68th minute. Penalty! Efstathiou UTD:s Konstantinos Theodoratos showed great skill when he stopped Aigeus Kalogiannis:s penalty. It was joyful for the audience to see Aigeus Kalogiannis dribbling past the opponents defense line in the 71st played minute and put the ball into the net. 0-2. After having played for 74 minutes, Akestes Antoniou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Magoulá BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Akestes Antoniou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 76th match minute, Efstathiou UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haides Telis to maneuver through the defense. When Aigeus Kalogiannis came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Magoulá BC 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 Aigeus Kalogiannis couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute, Vasilis Papadakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 87 played minutes Efstathiou UTD got a freekick which was hit by Orthros Poulakis. In the 88th minute, Vasilis Papadakos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Konstantinos Theodoratos. The goal made the score 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Myrtilos Spyridis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Magoulá BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Myrtilos Spyridis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konstantinos Theodoratos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Akestes Antoniou got free with Konstantinos Theodoratos in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Efstathiou UTD's Konstantinos Theodoratos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Myrtilos Spyridis in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over Magoulá BC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Efstathiou UTD throughout the match.