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Αrdhosos
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Achilleas Voulgarakis started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Αrdhosos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stamatis Savouridis came free, but Nontas Asimoulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 7 minutes on the clock, Kyriakos Karoubalis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in S.S.C. Napoli fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! Takis Krezias had in the 9thth minute some difficulties stopping Eugenios Proestos's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Achilleas Voulgarakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. S.S.C. Napoli's Takis Krezias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achilleas Voulgarakis in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achilleas Voulgarakis in the 15th minute of play forced S.S.C. Napoli's goalkeeper Takis Krezias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stamatis Savouridis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Nontas Asimoulis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 played minutes Αrdhosos FC got a freekick which was hit by Panagiotis Vertsonis. S.S.C. Napoli's Takis Krezias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save S.S.C. Napoli from getting a goal against them. After 25 minutes, Panagiotis Vertsonis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Αrdhosos FC and the S.S.C. Napoli players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Αrdhosos FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Panagiotis Vertsonis hit a great ball. In the 26th minute of the match Theofilos Argyriou sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nontas Asimoulis skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Αrdhosos FC's Valerios Kanavidis got a free kick in the 27th minute. Stelios Sgouros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nontas Asimoulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamatis Savouridis in the 32nd minute of play. Takis Krezias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fotis Ntalakos in the 33rd minute. Achilleas Voulgarakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Takis Krezias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the S.S.C. Napoli defense, Menelaos Tsobanakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Takis Krezias. The S.S.C. Napoli fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Takis Krezias should have stopped the shot. Takis Krezias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achilleas Voulgarakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Stamatis Savouridis made the kick off in the second half. Stamatis Savouridis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Αrdhosos FC defense, Theofilos Kostikos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nontas Asimoulis. The Αrdhosos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nontas Asimoulis should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Αrdhosos FC booed when S.S.C. Napoli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theofilos Kostikos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute Fotis Ntalakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Krezias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achilleas Voulgarakis in the 70th minute of play forced S.S.C. Napoli's goalkeeper Takis Krezias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soulis Vazakas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nontas Asimoulis having to interfere. Takis Krezias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Menelaos Tsobanakis in the 86th minute of the match. Takis Krezias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Menelaos Tsobanakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.