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Koúrnovon Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lynkeus Plevritis got the match started through his kick off. Lynkeus Plevritis struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Sofoklis Bouloukos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for REAL MADRID FC. Lynkeus Plevritis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sofoklis Bouloukos having to make a save. Sofoklis Bouloukos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nikos Sotiris went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Lynkeus Plevritis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofoklis Bouloukos having to interfere. Nikos Sotiris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofoklis Bouloukos having to interfere. In the 15th minute Ankaios Giannacopulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billy Jacquemet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lynkeus Plevritis, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 18 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Sofoklis Bouloukos was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Lukáš Modrić scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sofoklis Bouloukos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Teukros Calpis's late challenge caught a REAL MADRID FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teukros Calpis helped the player get up and apologised. 24 minutes into the game, REAL MADRID FC's Nikos Sotiris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sofoklis Bouloukos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Sofoklis Bouloukos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mattias Löfdahl in the 26th minute of the match. Sofoklis Bouloukos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lynkeus Plevritis, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. If Lynkeus Plevritis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lynkeus Plevritis in the 31st minute of play forced Koúrnovon FC's goalkeeper Sofoklis Bouloukos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Billy Jacquemet made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Priamos Economides sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th minute Mattias Löfdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofoklis Bouloukos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 minutes of play, REAL MADRID FC's Lynkeus Plevritis made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sofoklis Bouloukos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lynkeus Plevritis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sofoklis Bouloukos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Lynkeus Plevritis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. REAL MADRID FC's Mattias Löfdahl got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nikos Kouropoulos to make the kick off. Sofoklis Bouloukos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lynkeus Plevritis, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Sofoklis Bouloukos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lynkeus Plevritis in the 53rd minute. Mattias Löfdahl was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 54th minute. REAL MADRID FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikos Kouropoulos during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of REAL MADRID FC booed when Koúrnovon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Kouropoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Apostolis Tsangaris lost his temper 62 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of REAL MADRID FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Koúrnovon FC:s goal. Nikos Sotiris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mattias Löfdahl was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 69th minute. REAL MADRID FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 71 minutes into the match, Koúrnovon FC's goalkeeper Sofoklis Bouloukos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikos Sotiris. The supporters of REAL MADRID FC booed when Koúrnovon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aiakos Liberoyiannis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mattias Löfdahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, REAL MADRID FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ankaios Giannacopulos came free, but Billy Jacquemet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haimon Angelis hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Kouropoulos in the 91st minute of play forced REAL MADRID FC's goalkeeper Billy Jacquemet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 96th minute by Nikos Sotiris got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Lukáš Modrić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofoklis Bouloukos having to interfere. The Koúrnovon FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. REAL MADRID FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.