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Vathύlakkos
Spectators: 8475 (Terracing: 6357, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victoriano Lixandro started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikitas Leonidis in the 4th minute of play forced VARDA F.C.'s goalkeeper Themis Papadopetrakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, VARDA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Victoriano Lixandro came free, but Themis Papadopetrakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nico Williams's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Luan Teles skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Lixandro in the 9th minute of play forced VARDA F.C.'s goalkeeper Themis Papadopetrakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM's Luan Teles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Williams in the 15th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luisão Fernandes got free with Luan Teles in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 26 minutes into the game, Andrei Izbașa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VARDA F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM the free kick. Andrei Izbașa kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in VARDA F.C.'s zone, Nikitas Leonidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Themis Papadopetrakis came out of the goal and Nikitas Leonidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luan Teles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nico Williams in the 35th minute. Luan Teles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Williams in the 38th minute of play. With a little luck, ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM's Luan Teles got control of the ball when Cássio Valadares tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st match minute, ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harold Cordero to maneuver through the defense. Luan Teles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Williams, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

52 minutes into the match, Dalmo Braga notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM's Luan Teles. Luan Teles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to VARDA F.C. getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Alexis Karagounis hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victoriano Lixandro got free with Themis Papadopetrakis in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 63 minutes ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luisão Fernandes who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of VARDA F.C. booed when ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikitas Leonidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Nico Williams put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Luan Teles. Nikitas Leonidis hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Luan Teles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalmo Braga in the 80th minute of the match. Luan Teles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Williams in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th minute, Luisão Fernandes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the referee ended the match the VARDA F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.