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Tsouknídha
Spectators: 7599 (Terracing: 5999, Seating: 1501, VIP seats: 99) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dimitris Katsanikos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Maitham Al Hashash showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Katsanikos in the 3rd minute of the match. Maitham Al Hashash made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Katsanikos in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Nikos Vallas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute of the game Anastasios Dedes made a throw-in which Teodoro Hitz played forward. Rizareio's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Sakis Agathiadis scored to the left of an out of position Miltos Mavrofidis, making the score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Tsouknídha FC's Loukianos Gavriilidis got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 15th minute, Marinos Zebetoglou sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Tsouknídha FC's Maitham Al Hashash didn't even have to move. Maitham Al Hashash came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Rizareio's Dimitris Katsanikos. But to his dismay, Dimitris Katsanikos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Del Pizzo in the 25th minute of play forced Rizareio's goalkeeper Miltos Mavrofidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Rizareio getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Marinos Zebetoglou hit a great ball. Anastasios Basinas 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. Rizareio's Miltos Mavrofidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Rizareio from getting a goal against them. Tsouknídha FC's Maitham Al Hashash played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Oquendo in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Dimitris Katsanikos made a precise shot to the right of Maitham Al Hashash. Tsouknídha FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 48 minutes into the match, Rizareio's goal looked a bit too open when Stelios Kyrimlis came free, but Miltos Mavrofidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sakis Agathiadis to make the kick off. Anastasios Kentikelenis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Maitham Al Hashash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rizareio were furious when Vaggelis Vrachos was red carded, 54 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Rizareio:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Tsouknídha FC:s goal. In the 56th minute there was a penalty for Tsouknídha FC. Barakat Al Youha stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Miltos Mavrofidis. 2-2. Teodoro Hitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maitham Al Hashash having to interfere. Miltos Mavrofidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasios Basinas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Ciro Del Pizzo suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. In the 70th minute, Nikos Vallas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miltos Mavrofidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasios Basinas, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Rizareio's Anastasios Kentikelenis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Maitham Al Hashash. Maitham Al Hashash yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakis Agathiadis in the 85th minute of play forced Rizareio's goalkeeper Miltos Mavrofidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teodoro Hitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Maitham Al Hashash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miltos Mavrofidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Agathiadis in the 95th minute of the match. If Anastasios Kentikelenis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.