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Spectators: 7376 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Babbis Kyrgiakos kicked off to start the match. A collision led to PAO KORINTHOU getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Zisis Laganas hit a great ball. After having played for 5 minutes, Akis Koutsovassilis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pirgoto FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Akis Koutsovassilis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nasos Souflas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Babbis Kyrgiakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manolis Vasilopoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grigoris Karoulas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Manos Teneketzis kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After having played for 23 minutes, Babbis Kyrgiakos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pirgoto FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Babbis Kyrgiakos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Manolis Vasilopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Manolis Vasilopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigoris Karoulas having to interfere. After 35 minutes, Fotis Labaras mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PAO KORINTHOU and the Pirgoto FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, PAO KORINTHOU's Fotis Labaras got a free kick in the 35th minute. Babbis Kyrgiakos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Grigoris Karoulas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot by Savas Fanakos from long distance, 42 minutes into the match, got Fondas Athanasiadis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. PAO KORINTHOU's Grigoris Karoulas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manolis Vasilopoulos in the 45th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Charalambos Spyropoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Pirgoto FC's Nasos Souflas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grigoris Karoulas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Manolis Vasilopoulos 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 55th match minute, PAO KORINTHOU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manos Teneketzis to maneuver through the defense. Babbis Kyrgiakos struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Grigoris Karoulas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pirgoto FC. In the 62nd minute Lambis Vardinogiannis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigoris Karoulas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to PAO KORINTHOU getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Manos Teneketzis hit a great ball. Manolis Vasilopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Grigoris Karoulas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grigoris Karoulas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Babbis Kyrgiakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in PAO KORINTHOU's zone, Lambis Vardinogiannis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigoris Karoulas came out of the goal and Lambis Vardinogiannis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Babbis Kyrgiakos was extremely unlucky when he, in the 71st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Grigoris Karoulas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manolis Vasilopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigoris Karoulas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lambis Vardinogiannis in the 82nd minute of the match. Fondas Athanasiadis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fotis Labaras went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Manolis Vasilopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Manolis Vasilopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pirgoto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manolis Vasilopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grigoris Karoulas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Manolis Vasilopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the match, Sokratis Stasinos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fondas Athanasiadis. Pirgoto FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sokratis Stasinos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The PAO KORINTHOU support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.