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Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) SARONIKOS AIGINAS F.C's Theocharis Tsiamakis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. kAvALa GrAnn1es's Soulis Kotitsas got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 8th minute Stratos Toutsidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stelios Logothetidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Prodromos Tanalias's late challenge caught a kAvALa GrAnn1es's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prodromos Tanalias helped the player get up and apologised. Prodromos Tanalias hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in SARONIKOS AIGINAS F.C's zone, Stratos Toutsidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stelios Logothetidis came out of the goal and Stratos Toutsidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 15 minutes, Prodromos Tanalias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SARONIKOS AIGINAS F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prodromos Tanalias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind SARONIKOS AIGINAS F.C's goalkeeper Stelios Logothetidis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 19 minutes into the game, Stratos Toutsidis lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Stelios Logothetidis. Stelios Logothetidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stratos Toutsidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Prodromos Tanalias made a precise shot to the right of Anestis Seferlis. kAvALa GrAnn1es's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 33rd minute of the match kAvALa GrAnn1es got a corner. SARONIKOS AIGINAS F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alexandros Kounoupis ran over to the corner to take the kick. kAvALa GrAnn1es's Alexandros Kounoupis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Stelios Logothetidis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Stelios Logothetidis was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Stratos Toutsidis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Stratos Toutsidis really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Stelios Logothetidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stratos Toutsidis in the 41st minute of play. Theocharis Tsiamakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stratos Toutsidis made a kick off. Stelios Logothetidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Kotitsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Stelios Logothetidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soulis Kotitsas in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 73rd minute by Theocharis Tsiamakis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Anestis Seferlis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Theocharis Tsiamakis's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Stratos Toutsidis notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of SARONIKOS AIGINAS F.C's Stelios Logothetidis. Stelios Logothetidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in SARONIKOS AIGINAS F.C's zone, Soulis Kotitsas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stelios Logothetidis came out of the goal and Soulis Kotitsas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Stratos Toutsidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When kAvALa GrAnn1es's Soulis Kotitsas in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SARONIKOS AIGINAS F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Stratos Toutsidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stelios Logothetidis having to interfere. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.