League

Skoϊrvoula Stadium
Spectators: 7470 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 120) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Petros Saveris started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Zinon Savouras ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Hedin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Tsirkoskila's Petros Saveris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Hedin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Alexander Hedin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zinon Savouras in the 10th minute of the match. Alexander Hedin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petros Saveris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petros Saveris in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Hedin saved Skoϊrvoula BC from getting behind. In the 17thth minute of the game Petros Saveris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skoϊrvoula BC's Alexander Hedin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Petros Saveris sped through Skoϊrvoula BC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alexander Hedin. Chatziioannou Sarantos struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Dimitris Papatsakalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skoϊrvoula BC. A collision led to Tsirkoskila getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Zinon Savouras hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the game, Petros Saveris was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tsirkoskila's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skoϊrvoula BC the free kick. In the 27th match minute, Tsirkoskila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petros Saveris to maneuver through the defense. After 33 minutes of play, Tsirkoskila's Petros Saveris made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Hedin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alexander Hedin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pantelis Verikokos, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Alexander Hedin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zisis Papaggeloulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Saveris in the 39th minute of play forced Skoϊrvoula BC's goalkeeper Alexander Hedin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pantelis Verikokos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Hedin having to interfere. Alexander Hedin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petros Saveris in the 43rd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Skoϊrvoula BC's goal looked a bit too open when Pantelis Verikokos came free, but Alexander Hedin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Skoϊrvoula BC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tsirkoskila were winning 0-4.

In the 52nd minute, Zinon Savouras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alekos Soulogiannis in the 53rd minute of play forced Tsirkoskila's goalkeeper Dimitris Papatsakalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 minutes Skoϊrvoula BC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Koulis Paouris who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Tsirkoskila's corner Koulis Paouris fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alexander Hedin quite easily take care of the ball. Zinon Savouras kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Petros Saveris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Hedin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tsirkoskila's Dimitris Papatsakalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chatziioannou Sarantos in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Pantelis Verikokos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexander Hedin. Skoϊrvoula BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pantelis Verikokos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Zisis Papaggeloulis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Alekos Soulogiannis sped through Tsirkoskila's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dimitris Papatsakalos. Alexander Hedin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petros Saveris in the 89th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Petros Saveris dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alexander Hedin, 1-6. If Chatziioannou Sarantos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Tsirkoskila could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Skoϊrvoula BC throughout the match.