League

DODONI STADIUM
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Charalambos Vrotsos got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Antonis Vallas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bιrnitsa FC's Pipis Liaros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paraskevas Mellios in the 6th minute of play. Bιrnitsa FC's Pipis Liaros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Sfiggas in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, DODONI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Charalambos Vrotsos came free, but Giorgos Frantzeskos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Charalambos Vrotsos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgos Frantzeskos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Bιrnitsa FC's Charalambos Vrotsos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giorgos Frantzeskos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of DODONI FC booed when Bιrnitsa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giotis Aggeliadis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Chatziioannou Robolas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pipis Liaros. The goal made the score 1-0. Charalambos Vrotsos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Charalambos Vrotsos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giorgos Frantzeskos. DODONI FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charalambos Vrotsos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 24th minute, Lucio Katalinic ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giorgos Frantzeskos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Lucio Katalinic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the match, Charalambos Vrotsos notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of DODONI FC's Giorgos Frantzeskos. Giorgos Frantzeskos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 35 minutes, Anthimos Tsourekas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DODONI FC and the Bιrnitsa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th match minute, DODONI FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthimos Tsourekas to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Charalambos Vrotsos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giorgos Frantzeskos was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After 43 played minutes DODONI FC got a freekick which was hit by Paraskevas Mellios. If Charalambos Vrotsos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charalambos Vrotsos in the 47th minute of play forced DODONI FC's goalkeeper Giorgos Frantzeskos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chatziioannou Robolas made a kick off. If Nikos Sfiggas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charalambos Vrotsos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Frantzeskos having to interfere. Charalambos Vrotsos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giorgos Frantzeskos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charalambos Vrotsos in the 59th minute. Pipis Liaros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Maltezos in the 62nd minute of the match. Charalambos Vrotsos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giorgos Frantzeskos having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Sfiggas in the 66th minute of play forced Bιrnitsa FC's goalkeeper Pipis Liaros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonis Vallas's late challenge caught a Bιrnitsa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonis Vallas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, DODONI FC's Antonis Vallas got a free kick in the 67th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Bruno Boezeman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bιrnitsa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DODONI FC the free kick. In the 70th minute, Bruno Boezeman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Boezeman hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute, Nikiforos Kallioras reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Giorgos Frantzeskos. The goal made the score 2-5. Bιrnitsa FC's Bernabe Baleren was substituted for Charalambos Vrotsos. Giorgos Frantzeskos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernabe Baleren, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The audience was convinced that Bernabe Baleren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giorgos Frantzeskos was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Pipis Liaros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chatziioannou Robolas in the 90th minute of play. Pipis Liaros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikos Sfiggas's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bιrnitsa FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chatziioannou Robolas was slow to take the kick. During this time DODONI FC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Anthimos Tsourekas heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Bιrnitsa FC played a much better game than DODONI FC and deserved their victory. The DODONI FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.