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Tsimovaz
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Miltos Serelis made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Tsimova BCz's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Serelis came free, but Panos Ntouvaras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Layiwná BC's goalkeeper Alekos Pirovolidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dimitris Seftelis. Alekos Pirovolidis was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Giorgos Prassas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Giorgos Prassas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 14 minutes into the game, Tsimova BCz's Pantelis Kalamarakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alekos Pirovolidis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. If Giorgos Prassas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute of the match, Pantelis Kalamarakis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alekos Pirovolidis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Alekos Pirovolidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Seftelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Layiwná BC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Panos Kassianidis hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tsimova BCz's zone, Michalis Froussos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Panos Ntouvaras came out of the goal and Michalis Froussos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pantelis Kalamarakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Alekos Pirovolidis made a huge save. In the 28th minute Giorgos Prassas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alekos Pirovolidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Seftelis in the 39th minute of play forced Layiwná BC's goalkeeper Alekos Pirovolidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alekos Pirovolidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Prassas, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 42nd minute, Panos Kassianidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Miltos Serelis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panos Ntouvaras. Tsimova BCz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miltos Serelis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Giorgos Prassas was the one to do the kick off. Layiwná BC's Panos Kassianidis got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tsimova BCz's goalkeeper Panos Ntouvaras, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pantelis Kalamarakis in the 60th minute of play forced Layiwná BC's goalkeeper Alekos Pirovolidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Pantelis Kalamarakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alekos Pirovolidis. Layiwná BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pantelis Kalamarakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After a rather tough play, Tsimova BCz's Vladimiros Preftokis got a free kick in the 65th minute. Panos Ntouvaras made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michalis Froussos in the 68th minute. Charis Korellas charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charis Korellas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 70 played minutes Layiwná BC got a freekick which was hit by Charis Korellas. Alekos Pirovolidis came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Tsimova BCz's Takis Giotidis. But to his dismay, Takis Giotidis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. 76 minutes into the match, Pantelis Kalamarakis notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Layiwná BC's Alekos Pirovolidis. Alekos Pirovolidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tsimova BCz's Panos Ntouvaras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Tsimova BCz from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Tsimova BCz getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Vladimiros Preftokis hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Sotos Daniilidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Thanos Peristeropoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Takis Seremes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tsimova BCz had won after a very even match.