League

Olympus Arena
Spectators: 8077 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) Peristasi FC's Pavlos Katranidis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4 minutes of play, Vradheton BC's Ntinos Mavridis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nontas Vazakos was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Giorgos Mardakis came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Vradheton BC 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 Giorgos Mardakis couldn't finish the play. Vradheton BC's Dimosthenis Koutsilas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evripidis Maras in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Dimosthenis Bamias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nontas Vazakos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Vradheton BC's Dimosthenis Koutsilas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavlos Katranidis in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Vradheton BC's Vassilis Skoufas got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Thanos Tassis hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 30th match minute, Peristasi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaggelis Labropoulos to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christos Chatzinathanail during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Vradheton BC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Christos Chatzinathanail hit a great ball. Dimosthenis Koutsilas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavlos Katranidis in the 34th minute of play. Vradheton BC's Dimosthenis Koutsilas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavlos Katranidis in the 36th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Vradheton BC's Dimosthenis Bamias got a free kick in the 37th minute. Dimosthenis Koutsilas didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Peristasi FC's Pavlos Katranidis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Dimosthenis Koutsilas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Katevatis in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Vradheton BC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dimosthenis Bamias was the one to do the kick off. Pavlos Katranidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimosthenis Koutsilas having to interfere. When Evripidis Maras came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Peristasi 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 Evripidis Maras couldn't finish the play. Dimosthenis Koutsilas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thodoris Italianos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evripidis Maras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Dimosthenis Koutsilas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Soulis Kakouros made a precise shot to the right of Dimosthenis Koutsilas. Vradheton BC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Dimosthenis Koutsilas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavlos Katranidis in the 64th minute of the match. After 65 minutes of play Vradheton BC's Dimosthenis Bamias was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Peristasi FC booed when Vradheton BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimosthenis Bamias didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Pavlos Katranidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Peristasi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Vradheton BC's Dimosthenis Koutsilas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavlos Katranidis in the 78th minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Vradheton BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Skoufas to maneuver through the defense. Evripidis Maras struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Dimosthenis Koutsilas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peristasi FC. After 93 minutes of play, Peristasi FC's Pavlos Katranidis made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimosthenis Koutsilas was left in no man's land by his defense there! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Peristasi FC had played much better football throughout.