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MEACA
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) An unexpectedly hard shot by Spyros Koltsidas in the 3rd minute of play forced NERAXHURI's goalkeeper Dimitris Sarafis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Thanasis Zintanidis came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the MANAGERNONDAS F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thanasis Zintanidis couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s zone, Marios Petaloudas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Louis Giannikos came out of the goal and Marios Petaloudas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 10 minutes into the match, NERAXHURI's Marios Petaloudas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Louis Giannikos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Tilemachos Kokkinakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Marios Petaloudas took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Louis Giannikos to make any attempt to save it. Spyros Koltsidas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Dimitris Sarafis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Louis Giannikos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fokas Kakkos. After a rather tough play, MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s Thanasis Zintanidis got a free kick in the 31st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marios Petaloudas got free with Louis Giannikos in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Fokas Kakkos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Louis Giannikos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fokas Kakkos in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

In the 52nd minute Fokas Kakkos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Giannikos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Louis Giannikos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fokas Kakkos in the 55th minute of play. Louis Giannikos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fokas Kakkos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Louis Giannikos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dimitris Sarafis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanasis Zintanidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Louis Giannikos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in NERAXHURI's zone, Thanasis Zintanidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimitris Sarafis came out of the goal and Thanasis Zintanidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, NERAXHURI's Nikos Skebis got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 72nd minute, Spyros Koltsidas 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. With his leg Dimitris Sarafis managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s Spyros Koltsidas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marios Banellis kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Vassilis Kalfoglou 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thanasis Zintanidis in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dimitris Sarafis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 88 minutes, Thanasis Zintanidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Thanasis Zintanidis 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 96thth minute of the game Marios Petaloudas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s Louis Giannikos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. NERAXHURI's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.