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Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marios Verivakis kicked off to start the match. Notis Nestorakis hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. If Eustratios Alexidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Babbis Papadimakis kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. www.gokickoff.com's Nikolas Kakaounakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestoras Chiotis in the 13th minute of play. In the 20th minute Eustratios Alexidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolas Kakaounakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Eustratios Alexidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stavraki FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nikolas Kakaounakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestoras Chiotis in the 25th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Nestoras Chiotis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stavraki FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nestoras Chiotis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolas Kakaounakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in www.gokickoff.com's zone, Nestoras Chiotis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikolas Kakaounakis came out of the goal and Nestoras Chiotis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustratios Alexidis in the 38th minute of play forced www.gokickoff.com's goalkeeper Nikolas Kakaounakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, www.gokickoff.com's goal looked a bit too open when Nestoras Chiotis came free, but Nikolas Kakaounakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Apostolikas Papanikolaou's late challenge caught a Stavraki FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Apostolikas Papanikolaou helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 48th minute of the game. One of www.gokickoff.com:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Stavraki FC:s goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Eustratios Alexidis made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nestoras Chiotis got free with Nikolas Kakaounakis in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Theofanis Psichogiopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emmanouil Vandis, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marios Verivakis in the 69th minute of play forced Stavraki FC's goalkeeper Theofanis Psichogiopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eustratios Alexidis in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikolas Kakaounakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 82 minutes into the game, Kleon Chroniadis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. www.gokickoff.com's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stavraki FC the free kick. Nikolas Kakaounakis made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Nestoras Chiotis sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Eustratios Alexidis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nikolas Kakaounakis. That made the score 0-2 in the 86 minute of play. Marios Verivakis struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Theofanis Psichogiopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for www.gokickoff.com.