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Iliovoϊnion
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Panos Papapetrou got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Papapetrou in the 3rd minute of play forced KOKAS F.C's goalkeeper Takis Drakopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tasos Abelas might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Takis Drakopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tasos Abelas ran back to his position shaking his head. Tasos Abelas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Takis Drakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valkαnon's goalkeeper Odysseas Kaktos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tasos Abelas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Takis Drakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, KOKAS F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Tasos Abelas came free, but Takis Drakopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimitris Kotsias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tasos Abelas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Takis Drakopoulos having to interfere. When Valkαnon's Panos Papapetrou in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KOKAS F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Takis Drakopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Papapetrou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Tasos Abelas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Drakopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to KOKAS F.C getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Iakovos Dentzas hit a great ball. Odysseas Kaktos made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Dimitris Kotsias sent off a good shot on target. After 35 played minutes Valkαnon got a freekick which was hit by Ermis Papagiannatos. A hard shot by Giannis Tassioglou from long distance, 37 minutes into the match, got Odysseas Kaktos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Takis Drakopoulos came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Valkαnon's Panos Papapetrou. But to his dismay, Panos Papapetrou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The supporters of KOKAS F.C booed when Valkαnon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paschalis Kroustallis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Odysseas Kaktos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timos Panagou in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timos Panagou to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Andreas Smernos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Takis Drakopoulos. That made the score 0-2 in the 51 minute of play. Tasos Abelas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Takis Drakopoulos having to interfere. Tasos Abelas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. KOKAS F.C's Iakovos Dentzas got his second yellow card of the match in the 70th minute. The referee ordered Iakovos Dentzas off the ground. The supporters of Valkαnon booed when KOKAS F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iakovos Dentzas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tasos Abelas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Takis Drakopoulos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tasos Abelas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Takis Drakopoulos having to interfere. Takis Drakopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tasos Abelas in the 78th minute. The supporters of Valkαnon booed when KOKAS F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timos Panagou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andreas Smernos hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Alekos Karousis's late challenge caught a Valkαnon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alekos Karousis helped the player get up and apologised. Alekos Karousis kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in KOKAS F.C's zone, Tasos Abelas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Takis Drakopoulos came out of the goal and Tasos Abelas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. KOKAS F.C's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Tasos Abelas scored to the left of an out of position Takis Drakopoulos, making the score, 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in KOKAS F.C's zone, Tasos Abelas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Takis Drakopoulos came out of the goal and Tasos Abelas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Manolis Kitsos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The KOKAS F.C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Valkαnon were clearly better and deserved to take the win.