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Iliσfoton
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) Fanari FC's Ntinos Chatzopoulos 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. Marios Malliaros hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Periklis Kalamatas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikitas Zolotas, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. If Kostas Savvakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marios Malliaros during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Iliσfoton booed when Fanari FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marios Malliaros didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Adamantios Sapounelis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 21 minutes, Apostolis Vrasidas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Iliσfoton and the Fanari FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Nikitas Zolotas 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. Iliσfoton's Konstantinos Trontzos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ntinos Chatzopoulos in the 24th minute of play. Fanari FC's Marios Malliaros got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 30 minutes in the game, Nikitas Zolotas fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Periklis Kalamatas having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Iliσfoton's Kleon Vahanelidis got a free kick in the 35th minute. When Ntinos Chatzopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Fanari 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 Ntinos Chatzopoulos couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute Nikitas Zolotas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Periklis Kalamatas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Fanari FC's goalkeeper Periklis Kalamatas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kostas Savvakos. 48 minutes into the game, Kostas Savvakos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Periklis Kalamatas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nikitas Zolotas was the one to do the kick off. Periklis Kalamatas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikitas Zolotas in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute Ntinos Chatzopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantinos Trontzos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iliσfoton's Kostas Savvakos got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikitas Zolotas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Periklis Kalamatas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Adamantios Sapounelis came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Fanari 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 Adamantios Sapounelis couldn't finish the play. When Adamantios Sapounelis came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Fanari 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 Adamantios Sapounelis couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Fanari FC's zone, Kostas Savvakos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Periklis Kalamatas came out of the goal and Kostas Savvakos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adamantios Sapounelis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Konstantinos Trontzos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Iliσfoton fans cheered their team off the field, for while Fanari FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.