League

Genésio Stadium
Spectators: 6872 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 100) Christodoulos Valassopoulos made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nasos Ramfos during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th match minute, Drowning Pool FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nasos Ramfos to maneuver through the defense. Dionysis Papafanopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 17 minutes into the match, Christodoulos Valassopoulos notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Genésio BC's Sakis Kalabalikis. Sakis Kalabalikis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sakis Kalabalikis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionysis Papafanopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26thth minute of the game Zacharias Tsartas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Drowning Pool FC's Prodromos Kaklamanakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Christodoulos Valassopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniil Piomenos kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. If Christodoulos Valassopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dionysis Papafanopoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sakis Kalabalikis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Nontas Karnezis charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nontas Karnezis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th minute, Nontas Karnezis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christodoulos Valassopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sakis Kalabalikis having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zacharias Tsartas made a kick off. Genésio BC's Zacharias Tsartas got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 55 minutes, Dionysis Papafanopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Drowning Pool FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dionysis Papafanopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dionysis Papafanopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thrasivoulos Vezirgiannidis kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Drowning Pool FC's Dionysis Papafanopoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sakis Kalabalikis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dionysis Papafanopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Sakis Kalabalikis made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacharias Tsartas in the 72nd minute of play forced Drowning Pool FC's goalkeeper Prodromos Kaklamanakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aris Anagnostakis hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Genésio BC's goalkeeper Sakis Kalabalikis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dionysis Papafanopoulos. Genésio BC's Sakis Kalabalikis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christodoulos Valassopoulos in the 80th minute of play. If Christodoulos Valassopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Drowning Pool FC's Sakis Kalabalikis threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christodoulos Valassopoulos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Drowning Pool FC's Loukianos Pargalatsos got a free kick in the 87th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Genésio BC's goal looked a bit too open when Christodoulos Valassopoulos came free, but Sakis Kalabalikis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Genésio BC's goalkeeper Sakis Kalabalikis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Drowning Pool FC played a much better game than Genésio BC and deserved their victory. The Genésio BC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.