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Lake Stadium
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vaggelis Roubanis made the kick off which started today's match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Paschalis Pagakis put in a rough tackle. In the 2nd minute, one of TRIPITI FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for TRIPITI FC. TRIPITI FC:s Ilias Lianis showed great skill when he stopped Ignatios Maganaris:s penalty. EVOSMOS FC's Alexandros Igoumenakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save EVOSMOS FC from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute Vaggelis Roubanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Lianis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fanis Kanelidis struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Ilias Lianis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EVOSMOS FC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nestoras Karatzakis during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th match minute, TRIPITI FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestoras Karatzakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute TRIPITI FC were awarded a corner. Dimitris Ifantidis went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fondas Sotirakopoulos in the 18th minute of play forced TRIPITI FC's goalkeeper Ilias Lianis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilias Lianis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Iasonidis in the 19th minute of the match. Ilias Lianis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Iasonidis in the 20th minute of the match. Vaggelis Roubanis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilias Lianis having to interfere. TRIPITI FC's Ilias Lianis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Iasonidis in the 27th minute of play. After 30 minutes EVOSMOS FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dimitris Ifantidis who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on TRIPITI FC's corner Dimitris Ifantidis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alexandros Igoumenakis quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of EVOSMOS FC booed when TRIPITI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavlos Salaminiotis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ignatios Maganaris hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Charalambos Dimidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Alexandros Igoumenakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charalambos Dimidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Alexandros Igoumenakis made a huge save. In the 36th minute Vaggelis Roubanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Lianis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandros Igoumenakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charalambos Dimidis in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaggelis Roubanis in the 45th minute of play forced TRIPITI FC's goalkeeper Ilias Lianis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, TRIPITI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vaggelis Roubanis came free, but Ilias Lianis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Charalambos Dimidis to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Nikos Katsantonis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charalambos Dimidis in the 56th minute of play forced EVOSMOS FC's goalkeeper Alexandros Igoumenakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandros Igoumenakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charalambos Dimidis in the 57th minute of play. Inigo Martinez's late challenge caught a TRIPITI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Inigo Martinez helped the player get up and apologised. Inigo Martinez hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Ilias Lianis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Roubanis in the 61st minute of play. Nestoras Karatzakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandros Igoumenakis having to interfere. In the 66th minute Vaggelis Roubanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Lianis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charalambos Dimidis in the 68th minute of play forced EVOSMOS FC's goalkeeper Alexandros Igoumenakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charalambos Dimidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandros Igoumenakis having to interfere. Charalambos Dimidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Alexandros Igoumenakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dimitris Ifantidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Alexandros Igoumenakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charalambos Dimidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandros Igoumenakis having to interfere. When Charalambos Dimidis came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the TRIPITI FC 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 Charalambos Dimidis couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the match, TRIPITI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fanis Kanelidis came free, but Ilias Lianis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute there was a penalty for TRIPITI FC. Dimitris Ifantidis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alexandros Igoumenakis. 2-0. EVOSMOS FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.