League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Marios Bozidis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Loukas Gogolos charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Loukas Gogolos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Loukas Gogolos hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, Iraklis's goal looked a bit too open when Paris Passalis came free, but Paraskevas Tsatsos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Iraklis getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Miltiadis Kirmizas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miltos Rellis in the 9th minute of play forced Iraklis's goalkeeper Paraskevas Tsatsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Minas Mallous in the 14th minute of play forced Mixed Martial Arts's goalkeeper Menelaos Vrinas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paraskevas Tsatsos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marios Bozidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Menelaos Vrinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Minas Mallous, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sotiris Dellios got free with Menelaos Vrinas in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sotiris Dellios could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Menelaos Vrinas made a huge save. Menelaos Vrinas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sotiris Dellios in the 22nd minute. Paris Passalis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Minas Mallous received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Menelaos Vrinas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Minas Mallous struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Menelaos Vrinas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Iraklis. Menelaos Vrinas came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Iraklis's Sotiris Dellios. But to his dismay, Sotiris Dellios quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 40th minute, Miltiadis Kirmizas fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Menelaos Vrinas, passed just outside the right post. After 40 played minutes, Iraklis's Fokas Nistikakis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Menelaos Vrinas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Iraklis reached it. In the 43rdth minute of the game Minas Mallous who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mixed Martial Arts's Menelaos Vrinas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mixed Martial Arts's zone, Sotiris Dellios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menelaos Vrinas came out of the goal and Sotiris Dellios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Miltiadis Kirmizas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When Minas Mallous came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Iraklis 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 Minas Mallous couldn't finish the play. Miltiadis Kirmizas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Menelaos Vrinas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sotiris Dellios took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Menelaos Vrinas. Menelaos Vrinas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Sotiris Dellios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menelaos Vrinas having to interfere. Menelaos Vrinas came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Iraklis's Sotiris Dellios. But to his dismay, Sotiris Dellios quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Minas Mallous put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Menelaos Vrinas. After a defensive mix-up in Mixed Martial Arts's zone, Minas Mallous stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menelaos Vrinas came out of the goal and Minas Mallous tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paraskevas Tsatsos acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 86th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Petros Tsakiropoulos. A collision led to Mixed Martial Arts getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Miltos Rellis hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute Minas Mallous shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menelaos Vrinas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Menelaos Vrinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sotiris Dellios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Iraklis defense, Paris Passalis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paraskevas Tsatsos. The Iraklis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paraskevas Tsatsos should have stopped the shot. When the referee ended the match the Iraklis players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.