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Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tasos Alexiou got the match started through his kick off. In the 11th minute Dimos Zagorakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Minas Kabantais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aimilios Kostenoglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Aimilios Kostenoglou notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Panetolikos PC's Minas Kabantais. Minas Kabantais was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Konstantinos Lentis hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute of the match Panos Koutras shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Minas Kabantais showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Manos Psaltis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Minas Kabantais having to interfere. Manos Psaltis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Minas Kabantais having to make a save. A collision led to OLDHAM ATHLETIC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Dimos Zagorakis hit a great ball. After 38 minutes, Alexis Kazatzis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the OLDHAM ATHLETIC and the Panetolikos PC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th minute, Alexis Kazatzis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When OLDHAM ATHLETIC's Giorgos Kafkalas in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panetolikos PC's goalie prevented a goal. 43 minutes into the match, Dimos Zagorakis notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Panetolikos PC's Minas Kabantais. Minas Kabantais was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimos Zagorakis in the 47th minute of play forced Panetolikos PC's goalkeeper Minas Kabantais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Panetolikos PC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. OLDHAM ATHLETIC were winning 0-5.

The wind increased when Dimos Zagorakis made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Panetolikos PC's goalkeeper Minas Kabantais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dimos Zagorakis. 55 minutes into the game, Dimos Zagorakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Minas Kabantais was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimos Zagorakis got free with Minas Kabantais in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dimos Zagorakis succeeded in the game's 61st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-7. 66 minutes into the game, Dimos Zagorakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Minas Kabantais was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. OLDHAM ATHLETIC made a substitution. Ignatios Vakrinos replaced Charilaos Bogris. Manos Katopodis made in the 72nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Chatziantoniou Papachristos however managed to control. Panetolikos PC's Iosif Vyntra managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dimosthenis Likouriotis in the 76 minute of the game. Giorgos Kafkalas was extremely unlucky when he, in the 78th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 79 minutes into the match, Panetolikos PC's goalkeeper Minas Kabantais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dimos Zagorakis. In the 81st minute, Manos Psaltis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimos Zagorakis in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Minas Kabantais saved Panetolikos PC from getting behind. 84 minutes into the match, Panetolikos PC's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Kafkalas came free, but Minas Kabantais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Giorgos Kafkalas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignatios Vakrinos in the 91st minute of play forced Panetolikos PC's goalkeeper Minas Kabantais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Minas Kabantais didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 92nd minute, which inside left pole to 0-9. OLDHAM ATHLETIC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.