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Kraniá Dheskátis Sta
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Saronicos's Miltos Kotsiras 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. Kraniá Dheskátis's Panos Papageorgiou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aris Keratzoglou in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute of the match Fotis Liapakis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Panos Papageorgiou skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Sakis Mamatziolas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cícero de Barros was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Saronicos's Cícero de Barros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Saronicos from getting a goal against them. Loukas Stoubos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Cícero de Barros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Notis Petimezas in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cícero de Barros, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sakis Mamatziolas was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 17 minutes into the match. The supporters of Saronicos booed when Kraniá Dheskátis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sakis Mamatziolas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kraniá Dheskátis's Panos Papageorgiou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenios Kargakos in the 19th minute of play. If Loukas Stoubos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Notis Petimezas kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute. Though ot was a great shot Saronicos's keeper Cícero de Barros was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. In the 25th minute Notis Petimezas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cícero de Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miltos Kotsiras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the match, Giannis Tsouganatos notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Kraniá Dheskátis's Panos Papageorgiou. Panos Papageorgiou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cícero de Barros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Loukas Stoubos in the 36th minute. If Notis Petimezas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kraniá Dheskátis's Panos Papageorgiou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aris Keratzoglou in the 41st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Theagenis Velis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kraniá Dheskátis's supporters rose to their feet, but Theagenis Velis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cícero de Barros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the match, Kraniá Dheskátis's Notis Petimezas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cícero de Barros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Loukas Stoubos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cícero de Barros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Notis Petimezas in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Notis Petimezas to strike the kick off in the second half. When Loukas Stoubos came up free with the goalie in the 54th 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. Loukas Stoubos scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cícero de Barros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 58th minute, Notis Petimezas made a precise shot to the right of Cícero de Barros. Saronicos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 63 minutes, Eugenios Kargakos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saronicos and the Kraniá Dheskátis players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Saronicos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Kraniá Dheskátis a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Theagenis Velis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Saronicos's Cícero de Barros. 3-1. Loukas Stoubos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cícero de Barros having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Theagenis Velis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kraniá Dheskátis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Kraniá Dheskátis's Panos Papageorgiou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miltos Kotsiras in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Saronicos's Fotis Liapakis got a free kick in the 74th minute. Cícero de Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theagenis Velis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Kraniá Dheskátis's Panos Papageorgiou got control of the ball when Spyros Kakotichos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aris Keratzoglou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Panos Papageorgiou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Saronicos's Miltos Kotsiras slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Panos Papageorgiou. That made the score 4-2 after 85 minutes of play. In the 88th match minute, Kraniá Dheskátis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loukas Stoubos to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Giannis Tsouganatos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Papageorgiou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kraniá Dheskátis's Notis Petimezas got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Theagenis Velis struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Cícero de Barros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kraniá Dheskátis. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kraniá Dheskátis had played much better football throughout.