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ARXIDI STADIUM
Spectators: 9133 (Terracing: 6900, Seating: 2050, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Argiris Kalakos started the match with the kick off. Haides Saatsakis hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Babbis Manos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akheron Mehalitsenos in the 3rd minute of play. A collision led to ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ 261 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Argiris Kalakos hit a great ball. After some careless play in the ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ 261 defense, Haides Saatsakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hektor Danas. The ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ 261 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hektor Danas should have stopped the shot. Babbis Manos came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ 261's Lykomedes Alexis. But to his dismay, Lykomedes Alexis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 17th minute Haides Saatsakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hektor Danas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haides Saatsakis in the 19th minute of play forced ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ 261's goalkeeper Hektor Danas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Babbis Manos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akheron Mehalitsenos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hektor Danas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hyllos Hagias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ 261's Lykomedes Alexis in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalie prevented a goal. Babbis Manos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandros Paraskevopoulos in the 25th minute. Giannis Melonakos lost his temper 26 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 26th minute, Giannis Melonakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Babbis Manos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ from getting a goal against them. Haides Saatsakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Hektor Danas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Haides Saatsakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hektor Danas having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Haides Saatsakis put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Hektor Danas. 39 minutes into the match, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Babbis Manos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lykomedes Alexis. If Ploutos Kyritsis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th match minute, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hyllos Hagias to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Akheron Mehalitsenos came free, but Babbis Manos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Haides Saatsakis to make the kick off. Babbis Manos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akheron Mehalitsenos in the 52nd minute of the match. A collision led to ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Haides Saatsakis hit a great ball. Ploutos Kyritsis struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Hektor Danas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ. Babbis Manos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argiris Kalakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Babbis Manos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argiris Kalakos in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ 261's goal looked a bit too open when Ploutos Kyritsis came free, but Hektor Danas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Lykomedes Alexis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Babbis Manos. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lykomedes Alexis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 74 minutes into the match, ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Argiris Kalakos came free, but Babbis Manos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute Lykomedes Alexis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Babbis Manos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Haides Saatsakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Babbis Manos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lykomedes Alexis in the 85th minute of play forced ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Babbis Manos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ 261's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Haides Saatsakis 90 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-3. Babbis Manos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argiris Kalakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ΑΦΕΝΤΙΚΦ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.