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Chouliarades Stadium
Spectators: 6771 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 0) Chouliarades's Giannis Miliokas 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. Theocharis Zouvelekis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Minas Mallous in the 10th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes Chouliarades got a freekick which was hit by Panos Tsoumas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotiris Dellios in the 16th minute of play forced Chouliarades's goalkeeper Theocharis Zouvelekis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theocharis Zouvelekis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sotiris Dellios in the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Chouliarades's Nikos Konstantinou got a free kick in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the game, Iraklis's Sotiris Dellios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Theocharis Zouvelekis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Sotiris Dellios kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Theocharis Zouvelekis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sotiris Dellios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Theocharis Zouvelekis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Minas Mallous in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute Minas Mallous shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theocharis Zouvelekis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotiris Dellios in the 37th minute of play forced Chouliarades's goalkeeper Theocharis Zouvelekis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theocharis Zouvelekis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sotiris Dellios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Minas Mallous ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Theocharis Zouvelekis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 44th minute Minas Mallous shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theocharis Zouvelekis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miltos Seletopoulos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paraskevas Tsatsos having to make a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Minas Mallous to make the kick off. In the 59th match minute, Chouliarades was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikos Konstantinou to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Panos Tsoumas during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Panos Tsoumas hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Theocharis Zouvelekis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Minas Mallous in the 64th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giannis Miliokas in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paraskevas Tsatsos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 68 minutes, Panos Tsoumas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chouliarades's supporters crossed their fingers, but Panos Tsoumas 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 72nd minute, Sotiris Dellios reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Theocharis Zouvelekis. The goal made the score 0-4. When Giannis Miliokas came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Chouliarades 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 Giannis Miliokas couldn't finish the play. 78 minutes into the match, Chouliarades's goalkeeper Theocharis Zouvelekis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sotiris Dellios. Iraklis's Minas Mallous was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 79th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Theocharis Zouvelekis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sotiris Dellios showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 83 minute of play. After 87 played minutes Chouliarades got a freekick which was hit by Makis Giatrakis. The supporters of Iraklis booed when Chouliarades was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vrasidas Gavrilidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theocharis Zouvelekis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miltiadis Kirmizas in the 91st minute of the match. Chouliarades's Theocharis Zouvelekis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minas Mallous in the 93rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sotiris Dellios got free with Theocharis Zouvelekis in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Miltiadis Kirmizas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theocharis Zouvelekis having to interfere. The Chouliarades fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Iraklis were clearly better and deserved to take the win.