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Maracana
Spectators: 7987 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christos Vrinas made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Normand Hardin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Argyroupoli BC's Nanak Nasih got control of the ball when Koulis Leventis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Koulis Leventis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Nanak Nasih tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! 19 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Christos Vrinas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nanak Nasih narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 0-2 became the score in the 21st minute when Loukianos Krassas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Thodoris Kostetsos struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Nanak Nasih didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ. In the 28th match minute, Argyroupoli BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tasos Pagouras to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's goal looked a bit too open when Takis Kolokithas came free, but Vassilis Kalaintzidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vassilis Kalaintzidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiros Efthimidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Koulis Leventis got free with Nanak Nasih in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Argyroupoli BC defense, Thodoris Kostetsos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nanak Nasih. The Argyroupoli BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nanak Nasih should have stopped the shot. Koulis Leventis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Loukianos Krassas made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Argyroupoli BC's zone, Christos Vrinas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nanak Nasih came out of the goal and Christos Vrinas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 58 minutes, Thodoris Kostetsos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thodoris Kostetsos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Christos Vrinas got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tasos Pagouras hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Nestoras Iordanidis got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 68th minute Koulis Leventis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nanak Nasih saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tasos Pagouras hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. If Koulis Leventis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Panagiotis Moustos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vassilis Kalaintzidis came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Argyroupoli BC's Vladimiros Efthimidis. But to his dismay, Vladimiros Efthimidis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. When the match had been going on for 82 minutes Christos Vrinas shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Nanak Nasih when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. If Koulis Leventis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Argyroupoli BC's Nanak Nasih played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Vrinas in the 85th minute of play. Argyroupoli BC's Nanak Nasih played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koulis Leventis in the 86th minute of play. Vassilis Kalaintzidis made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Vladimiros Efthimidis sent off a good shot on target. In the 93rd minute, Thalis Papadakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 95 minutes, Christos Vrinas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christos Vrinas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle went the supporters of Argyroupoli BC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ side.