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TALIOURIA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Theofanis Kallas kicked off to start the match. A collision led to TALIOURIDES getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Zisis Lilis hit a great ball. If Zisis Lilis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zisis Lilis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Antonis Kakouris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stavros Gavriilidis hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, TALIOURIDES's Theagenis Sikalopoulos tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Nikolas Stratigos 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. In the 26th minute, Kyriakos Kanetis 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. In the 32nd minute, TALIOURIDES's Zisis Lilis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. A collision led to TALIOURIDES getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Ilias Pirtsos hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Zisis Lilis made the kick off in the second half. TALIOURIDES's Dionysis Stamatakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save TALIOURIDES from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyriakos Kanetis in the 58th minute of play forced Partalia's goalkeeper Antonis Kakouris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonis Kakouris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zisis Lilis, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Zisis Lilis struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Antonis Kakouris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TALIOURIDES. Zisis Lilis struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Antonis Kakouris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TALIOURIDES. Antonis Kioutsoukalis charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonis Kioutsoukalis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Partalia booed when TALIOURIDES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonis Kioutsoukalis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonis Kakouris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zisis Lilis, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When Theofanis Kallas fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Partalia's protests and gave Theofanis Kallas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th minute, Theofanis Kallas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, TALIOURIDES's Kostas Skandalis got a free kick in the 89th minute. Nikiforos Tirogalos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Dionysis Stamatakos made a huge save. In the 94th minute Theofanis Kallas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionysis Stamatakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonis Kioutsoukalis got his second yellow card in the match during the 96th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 96 played minutes TALIOURIDES got a freekick which was hit by Antonis Kioutsoukalis. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Theofanis Kallas in the 98th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dionysis Stamatakos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee ended the match the TALIOURIDES players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.