League

Africa Unite Stadium
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Isidoros Leontaras started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Christos Dimitriou got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fondas Tselebis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Takis Drakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Christos Dimitriou managed to get in a good position for a shot. ARGOLIDA2000's supporters rose to their feet, but Christos Dimitriou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Takis Drakopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoros Leontaras in the 16th minute of play forced KOKAS F.C's goalkeeper Takis Drakopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoros Leontaras struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Takis Drakopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ARGOLIDA2000. After 21 played minutes, ARGOLIDA2000's Makis Papilias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Takis Drakopoulos 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 ARGOLIDA2000 reached it. Christos Dimitriou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Takis Drakopoulos made a huge save. In the 27th match minute, KOKAS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iakovos Dentzas to maneuver through the defense. Isidoros Leontaras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Takis Drakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When ARGOLIDA2000's Isidoros Leontaras in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st 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. If Isidoros Leontaras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christos Dimitriou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ARGOLIDA2000's Isidoros Leontaras got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in ARGOLIDA2000's zone, Nasos Parlapidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thrasivoulos Papandreou came out of the goal and Nasos Parlapidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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.

Thrasivoulos Papandreou made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Dimitris Kotsias sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Dimitriou in the 55th minute of play forced KOKAS F.C's goalkeeper Takis Drakopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christos Dimitriou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Takis Drakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Christos Dimitriou got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 63 minutes into the match, Fondas Tselebis notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of KOKAS F.C's Takis Drakopoulos. Takis Drakopoulos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. KOKAS F.C's Takis Drakopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Dimitriou in the 66th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Timos Panagou in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thrasivoulos Papandreou saved ARGOLIDA2000 from getting behind. If Timos Panagou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. KOKAS F.C's Takis Drakopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Dimitriou in the 74th minute of play. In the 78th minute of the match ARGOLIDA2000 got a corner. KOKAS F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Makis Papilias ran over to the corner to take the kick. Christos Dimitriou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind KOKAS F.C's goalkeeper Takis Drakopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dimitris Kotsias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Dimitris Kotsias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute Timos Panagou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thrasivoulos Papandreou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitris Kotsias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thrasivoulos Papandreou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timos Panagou, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ARGOLIDA2000 had won after a very even match.