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Spectators: 10884 (Terracing: 8167, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nial Peyton made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the game, Sheriff's Damaso Xacintu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Güralp Uğurtan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Yahia van der Saar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nial Peyton in the 13th minute. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Tsabis in the 14th minute of the match. Yahia van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Tsabis in the 16th minute of play. Güralp Uğurtan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clayton Gol went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Sheriff from getting a goal against them. Nial Peyton's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Yahia van der Saar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Clayton Gol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Güralp Uğurtan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clayton Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Güralp Uğurtan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clayton Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Damaso Xacintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yahia van der Saar made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Nial Peyton sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Kolopetinitsa booed when Sheriff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giannis Polizos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Panos Tsabis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Yahia van der Saar, 1-2. Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nial Peyton in the 41st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nial Peyton got free with Yahia van der Saar in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th minute Panagiotis Kaliasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yahia van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Kolopetinitsa's Panagiotis Kaliasis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yahia van der Saar. Yahia van der Saar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Clayton Gol was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Gol in the 51st minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Güralp Uğurtan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yahia van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Kaliasis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Nial Peyton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yahia van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Panos Tsabis made a precise shot to the right of Yahia van der Saar. Sheriff's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Sheriff's Thodoris Tassoulis was substituted for Iraklis Karasavvidis. Kolopetinitsa made a substitution. Konstantinos Tsitsanis replaced Luk Pieters. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Clayton Gol put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Güralp Uğurtan. Güralp Uğurtan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Clayton Gol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Güralp Uğurtan made a huge save. Clayton Gol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 79 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Clayton Gol came free, but Güralp Uğurtan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Kaliasis in the 86th minute of play. Güralp Uğurtan was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Natalio Dominguez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Natalio Dominguez really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. 92 minutes into the game, Damaso Xacintu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-5. Güralp Uğurtan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Nial Peyton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yahia van der Saar was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.