League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Koulis Mitsotakis kicked off to start the match. Giorgos Kaliakatsos was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Sotiris Dellios capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sotiris Dellios really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Miltiadis Kirmizas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Kaliakatsos having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Sotiris Dellios got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Minas Mallous sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Minas Mallous got free with Giorgos Kaliakatsos in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 17th minute, Miltiadis Kirmizas made a precise shot to the right of Giorgos Kaliakatsos. AMSTERDAM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Paraskevas Tsatsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Pantos in the 22nd minute of the match. With 24 minutes on the clock, Miltiadis Kirmizas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 24th minute, Miltiadis Kirmizas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute Giannis Ntinopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paraskevas Tsatsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind AMSTERDAM's goalkeeper Giorgos Kaliakatsos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Koulis Mitsotakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paraskevas Tsatsos. Iraklis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Koulis Mitsotakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Sotiris Dellios kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Giorgos Kaliakatsos. That made the score 3-1 in the 37 minute of play. In the 40th minute Koulis Mitsotakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paraskevas Tsatsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AMSTERDAM's Koulis Mitsotakis got a good chance for a goal in the 49th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Minas Mallous to strike the kick off in the second half. Sotiris Dellios charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sotiris Dellios the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sotiris Dellios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Giorgos Kaliakatsos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Minas Mallous sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the AMSTERDAM defense, Diogenis Tsebelis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giorgos Kaliakatsos. The AMSTERDAM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giorgos Kaliakatsos should have stopped the shot. If Prodromos Kostikos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paraskevas Tsatsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koulis Mitsotakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgos Kaliakatsos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Minas Mallous's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Giorgos Vetsikas charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giorgos Vetsikas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Giorgos Vetsikas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by AMSTERDAM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Loukas Gogolos was slow to take the kick. During this time Iraklis's players had a chance to rest. 82 minutes into the game, Dimitris Pantos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AMSTERDAM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iraklis the free kick. After 82 played minutes AMSTERDAM got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Pantos. AMSTERDAM's Giorgos Kaliakatsos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Kazanas in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute Minas Mallous shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgos Kaliakatsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Minas Mallous made a precise shot to the right of Giorgos Kaliakatsos. AMSTERDAM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. In the 93rd minute, Tolis Vallas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Minas Mallous recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iraklis walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.