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Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Theagenis Velis kicked off to start the match. Theagenis Velis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iordanis Katsavos made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Notis Petimezas sent off a good shot on target. Thymios Liberis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panos Papageorgiou having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sakis Mamatziolas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iordanis Katsavos was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 22nd minute, Loukas Stoubos 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. Notis Petimezass short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Iordanis Katsavos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 25th match minute, BEBIDES FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evripidis Stratakis to maneuver through the defense. Theagenis Velis might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iordanis Katsavos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Theagenis Velis ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 27th minute, Theagenis Velis 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. Notis Petimezas in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iordanis Katsavos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Manos Barlas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, BEBIDES FC's Kostas Leontoulis got a free kick in the 38th minute. With a little luck, BEBIDES FC's Iordanis Katsavos got control of the ball when Loukas Stoubos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Evripidis Stratakis's late challenge caught a Kraniá Dheskátis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evripidis Stratakis helped the player get up and apologised. Theagenis Velis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iordanis Katsavos having to interfere. When Loukas Stoubos came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Kraniá Dheskátis fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Loukas Stoubos couldn't finish the play. BEBIDES FC's Iordanis Katsavos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakis Mamatziolas in the 46th minute of play. Theagenis Velis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iordanis Katsavos having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thymios Liberis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Panos Papageorgiou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thymios Liberis, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Kraniá Dheskátis's Notis Petimezas got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iordanis Katsavos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Theagenis Velis's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. When Kraniá Dheskátis's Sakis Mamatziolas in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BEBIDES FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 60th minute Loukas Stoubos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordanis Katsavos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theagenis Velis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, BEBIDES FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sakis Mamatziolas came free, but Iordanis Katsavos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 minutes, Notis Petimezas made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. BEBIDES FC's Iordanis Katsavos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Iordanis Katsavos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Notis Petimezas went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Theagenis Velis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sakis Mamatziolas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the match, Theagenis Velis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iordanis Katsavos. BEBIDES FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Theagenis Velis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Notis Petimezas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iordanis Katsavos having to interfere. In the 89th minute Loukas Stoubos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordanis Katsavos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Loukas Stoubos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Iordanis Katsavos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There was no doubt that Kraniá Dheskátis were the better team. Kraniá Dheskátis's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.