League

NEAPOLI HELL
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Aggelos Koutsoudakis made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 7th minute, Thomas Theofilopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, PAOK NEAPOLI's Aris Papadopoulos got a free kick in the 16th minute. Savas Veggos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Vassilis Pirovolakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vassilis Pirovolakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlassis Charoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 23 minutes, Savas Veggos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PAOK NEAPOLI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Savas Veggos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 32 minutes into the match, Kalapσdhion FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vlassis Charoulis came free, but Vassilis Pirovolakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aggelos Koutsoudakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostas Loukidis having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, PAOK NEAPOLI's Savas Veggos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vassilis Pirovolakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Vlassis Charoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Kalapσdhion FC's Stefanos Kefalas got a free kick in the 45th minute. Savas Veggos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vlassis Charoulis to strike the kick off in the second half. PAOK NEAPOLI's Kostas Loukidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aggelos Koutsoudakis in the 53rd minute of play. Stavros Anthoulis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Kostas Loukidis made a huge save. If Stavros Anthoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Periklis Mitrakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vlassis Charoulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vassilis Pirovolakis having to interfere. Vassilis Pirovolakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vlassis Charoulis in the 64th minute of play. The PAOK NEAPOLI fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when PAOK NEAPOLI's Savas Veggos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vassilis Pirovolakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlassis Charoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Savas Veggos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vassilis Pirovolakis was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. With a little luck, PAOK NEAPOLI's Kostas Loukidis got control of the ball when Stavros Anthoulis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, PAOK NEAPOLI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Koureas to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aggelos Koutsoudakis in the 84th minute of play forced PAOK NEAPOLI's goalkeeper Kostas Loukidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Stavros Anthoulis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kalapσdhion FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stavros Anthoulis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aris Papadopoulos during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Giannis Koureas charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giannis Koureas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to PAOK NEAPOLI getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Giannis Koureas hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, PAOK NEAPOLI's goal looked a bit too open when Aggelos Koutsoudakis came free, but Kostas Loukidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th minute, Aggelos Koutsoudakis 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. PAOK NEAPOLI walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.