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Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 8486 (Terracing: 6366, Seating: 1951, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerasimos Kalonis kicked off to start the match. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Sarkanis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aris Kasnaferis during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Toutourouki f.c. booed when meteora 1929 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aris Kasnaferis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute, Ali Faruk Bayındır fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Soulis Vamvakousis, passed just outside the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chatziantoniou Xanthos in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tolis Mantouvalos saved Toutourouki f.c. from getting behind. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prodromos Kabourakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chatziantoniou Xanthos in the 12th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefanos Periou to maneuver through the defense. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chatziantoniou Xanthos, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Fragou in the 16th minute of play. Tolis Mantouvalos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nasos Venetidis went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 23rd minute, Chatziantoniou Xanthos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The meteora 1929 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Sarkanis, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After some careless play in the Toutourouki f.c. defense, Chatziantoniou Xanthos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. The Toutourouki f.c. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolis Mantouvalos should have stopped the shot. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Fragou, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 37th match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kleanthis Manousaridis to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, meteora 1929's Nasos Venetidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tolis Mantouvalos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 40th minute Nikos Sarkanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Toutourouki f.c.'s zone, Dimitris Fragou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolis Mantouvalos came out of the goal and Dimitris Fragou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Sarkanis in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

50 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Fragou came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Chatziantoniou Xanthos could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Tolis Mantouvalos however easily saved by the left post. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Fragou in the 55th minute of the match. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Fragou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Sarkanis in the 57th minute of the match. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Fragou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonidas Lithopoulos to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Chatziantoniou Xanthos notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos. Tolis Mantouvalos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chatziantoniou Xanthos in the 70th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, meteora 1929's Dimitris Fragou got a free kick in the 71st minute. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Fragou in the 72nd minute of play. When Leonidas Lithopoulos was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 74 minutes had been played. In the 74th match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonidas Lithopoulos to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerasimos Kalonis in the 79th minute of play forced meteora 1929's goalkeeper Soulis Vamvakousis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos got control of the ball when Chatziantoniou Xanthos tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chatziantoniou Xanthos got free with Tolis Mantouvalos in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Sarkanis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikos Sarkanis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerasimos Kalonis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Faris Seng in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Soulis Vamvakousis saved meteora 1929 from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Faris Seng in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Soulis Vamvakousis saved meteora 1929 from getting behind. Tolis Mantouvalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikos Sarkanis in the 92nd minute. If Faris Seng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.