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Vostina
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Errikos Anagnostou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zacharias Savouridis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 7 minutes into the game, when Markos Sarlis put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vostina BC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! 12 minutes into the game, Stamatis Mantouvalos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vostina BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xerólakkos the free kick. A collision led to Vostina BC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Stamatis Mantouvalos hit a great ball. In the 18th minute Stamatis Mantouvalos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacharias Savouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christos Papaloukas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iakovos Irinopoulos in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zacharias Savouridis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the Xerólakkos defense, Iakovos Irinopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zacharias Savouridis. The Xerólakkos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zacharias Savouridis should have stopped the shot. After having played for 31 minutes, Iakovos Irinopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vostina BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iakovos Irinopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valerios Theodorakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacharias Savouridis having to interfere. Iakovos Irinopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Iakovos Irinopoulos 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. If Valentinos Violidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 45 minutes, Iakovos Irinopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vostina BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iakovos Irinopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xerólakkos's goalkeeper Zacharias Savouridis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antonis Athanasakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iakovos Irinopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacharias Savouridis having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Xerólakkos's Eutichios Tokalidis got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Iakovos Irinopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacharias Savouridis having to interfere. If Valentinos Violidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iakovos Irinopoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zacharias Savouridis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iakovos Irinopoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 61st minute, Iraklis Piperoglou 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. 67 minutes into the game, Iraklis Piperoglou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Apostolis Kassianidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Iakovos Irinopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iakovos Irinopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valerios Theodorakis in the 75th minute of play forced Xerólakkos's goalkeeper Zacharias Savouridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iakovos Irinopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacharias Savouridis having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Xerólakkos's Antonis Athanasakis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. In the 82nd minute, Stamatis Mantouvalos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iakovos Irinopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacharias Savouridis having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Christos Papaloukas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vostina BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Christos Papaloukas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zacharias Savouridis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iakovos Irinopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacharias Savouridis having to interfere. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Iakovos Irinopoulos sped through Xerólakkos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zacharias Savouridis. Although Vostina BC had been in control for most of the match, Xerólakkos still came away with the win.