League

Athletic Athens 2010
Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6017, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Panagiotis Nalbantis got the match started through his kick off. When Panagiotis Nalbantis came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Athletic Athens 2007 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 Panagiotis Nalbantis couldn't finish the play. 5 minutes into the match, Gσnthi's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Nistikakis came free, but Minas Pandrakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Gσnthi's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Nalbantis came free, but Minas Pandrakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9thth minute of the game Anestis Tsitouras who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Athletic Athens 2007 FC's Iwan Januszewski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Gσnthi defense, Kostas Nistikakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Minas Pandrakis. The Gσnthi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Minas Pandrakis should have stopped the shot. Minas Pandrakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Nalbantis in the 22nd minute of the match. After having played for 23 minutes, Charis Roubesis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gσnthi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charis Roubesis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Charis Roubesis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Januszewski having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Gσnthi's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Nalbantis came free, but Minas Pandrakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Minas Pandrakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonis Skevofilakas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Athletic Athens 2007 FC booed when Gσnthi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diogenis Tzekos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Minas Pandrakis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kostas Nistikakis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 32 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Kafritzakis in the 36th minute of play forced Gσnthi's goalkeeper Minas Pandrakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charis Roubesis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Januszewski having to interfere. If Anestis Tsitouras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gσnthi's Minas Pandrakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Nalbantis in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Gσnthi's goalkeeper Minas Pandrakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandros Kafritzakis. Minas Pandrakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Nalbantis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anestis Tsitouras stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Minas Pandrakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonis Skevofilakas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diogenis Tzekos's late challenge caught a Athletic Athens 2007 FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diogenis Tzekos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Athletic Athens 2007 FC booed when Gσnthi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diogenis Tzekos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Gσnthi's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Nalbantis came free, but Minas Pandrakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Alexandros Kafritzakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Minas Pandrakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Athletic Athens 2007 FC's Panagiotis Nalbantis in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gσnthi's goalie prevented a goal. When Anestis Tsitouras came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Gσnthi 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 Anestis Tsitouras couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Athletic Athens 2007 FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Kostas Nistikakis hit a great ball. Minas Pandrakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Nalbantis in the 73rd minute of the match. Minas Pandrakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonis Skevofilakas, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anestis Tsitouras in the 79th minute of play forced Athletic Athens 2007 FC's goalkeeper Iwan Januszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, Athletic Athens 2007 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonis Skevofilakas to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Anestis Tsitouras managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gσnthi's supporters rose to their feet, but Anestis Tsitouras was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iwan Januszewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Charis Roubesis struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Iwan Januszewski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gσnthi. In the 96th match minute, Athletic Athens 2007 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonis Skevofilakas to maneuver through the defense. Athletic Athens 2007 FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Gσnthi for a fine match.