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Aryiri Stadium
Spectators: 8403 (Terracing: 6303, Seating: 1932, VIP seats: 168) Εθνικός Αστέρας's Vassilis Papamanolakis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Kleon Tsoutsikas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vaggelis Kalpis, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 11th minute Jassem Al Khars shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kleon Tsoutsikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vassilis Papamanolakis kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Feliciano Su kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoforos Zografos in the 23rd minute of play forced Εθνικός Αστέρας's goalkeeper Kleon Tsoutsikas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kleon Tsoutsikas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoforos Zografos in the 26th minute of the match. Stratos Melisofagos struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Christos Agathoulis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Εθνικός Αστέρας. Christos Agathoulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandar Špoljarić, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Kleon Tsoutsikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jassem Al Khars in the 37th minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, Εθνικός Αστέρας's Vassilis Papamanolakis made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christos Agathoulis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aleksandar Špoljarić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jassem Al Khars made a kick off. In the 58th minute Nikos Kakavetsis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kleon Tsoutsikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christos Agathoulis came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Εθνικός Αστέρας's Stratos Melisofagos. But to his dismay, Stratos Melisofagos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Trifillia.FC's Christos Agathoulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stratos Melisofagos in the 64th minute of play. 65 minutes into the game, Εθνικός Αστέρας's Vassilis Papamanolakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christos Agathoulis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 68th minute, Vassilis Papamanolakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Εθνικός Αστέρας fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 72 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's Nikos Kakavetsis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kleon Tsoutsikas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 74 minutes, Vassilis Papamanolakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Εθνικός Αστέρας and the Trifillia.FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Εθνικός Αστέρας's Kleon Tsoutsikas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Εθνικός Αστέρας from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Kakavetsis in the 78th minute of play forced Εθνικός Αστέρας's goalkeeper Kleon Tsoutsikas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christos Agathoulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandar Špoljarić, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. During the 82nd minute of the match Vassilis Papamanolakis completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vassilis Papamanolakis a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Christos Agathoulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandar Špoljarić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Trifillia.FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Teodosio Bermudez hit a great ball. Εθνικός Αστέρας's Kleon Tsoutsikas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Εθνικός Αστέρας from getting a goal against them. After having played for 96 minutes, Aleksandar Špoljarić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Εθνικός Αστέρας's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aleksandar Špoljarić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Εθνικός Αστέρας's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.