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Spectators: 7115 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 100) messangeles's Petros Vlantis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanos Vitalis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petros Vlantis in the 4th minute of play. Thanasis Tsalouchidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Thanos Vitalis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, messangeles's goal looked a bit too open when Omiros Kaklamanis came free, but Marinos Stamatakopoulou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Iraklis Thessalonikis's Thanos Vitalis got control of the ball when Thanasis Tsalouchidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanasis Tsalouchidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Thanos Vitalis made a huge save. Thanasis Beloukas's late challenge caught a messangeles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thanasis Beloukas helped the player get up and apologised. Thanasis Beloukas hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The supporters of Iraklis Thessalonikis booed when messangeles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miltos Gountelitsas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute Omiros Kaklamanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Stamatakopoulou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th match minute, messangeles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charilaos Kominis to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Omiros Kaklamanis to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanos Vitalis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanasis Tsalouchidis in the 53rd minute of the match. If Thanasis Tsalouchidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Petros Vlantis put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Thanos Vitalis. Thanos Vitalis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thanasis Tsalouchidis's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Petros Vlantis managed to get in a good position for a shot. messangeles's supporters rose to their feet, but Petros Vlantis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thanos Vitalis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 71st minute Petros Vlantis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Vitalis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konstantinos Themelis struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Marinos Stamatakopoulou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Iraklis Thessalonikis. A hard shot 79 in the game by Omiros Kaklamanis from a close distance when the talented Marinos Stamatakopoulou managed to make a qualified save. messangeles's players were relieved. The messangeles fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when messangeles's Thanasis Tsalouchidis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 87 minutes into the match, Iraklis Thessalonikis's goal looked a bit too open when Petros Vlantis came free, but Thanos Vitalis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanos Vitalis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petros Vlantis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miltos Gountelitsas kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Iraklis Thessalonikis players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for messangeles.