League

AITOLIA S.A
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Petros Toufekas kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the DIAMANDIA defense, Hong De Cheng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vassilis Kostoulas. The DIAMANDIA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vassilis Kostoulas should have stopped the shot. In the 9th minute, Thomas Tzirakis 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. In the 10th minute of the match Guo Xuan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vassilis Kostoulas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. DIAMANDIA's Vassilis Kostoulas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hong De Cheng in the 12th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Kalamos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petros Toufekas came free, but Argyris Papadakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hong De Cheng in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vassilis Kostoulas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vassilis Kostoulas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hong De Cheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. If Hong De Cheng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Hong De Cheng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vassilis Kostoulas was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. In the 27th minute Hong De Cheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Kostoulas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vassilis Kostoulas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thomas Tzirakis went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Kalamos FC's Guo Xuan got a free kick in the 36th minute. Renos Kouzoulakis hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 42nd match minute, DIAMANDIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fokas Moraitidis to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute Thomas Tzirakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Kostoulas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, DIAMANDIA's goal looked a bit too open when Hong De Cheng came free, but Vassilis Kostoulas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 48 minutes, Zacharias Christodoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kalamos FC and the DIAMANDIA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After the first half Kalamos FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hong De Cheng was the one to do the kick off. Thomas Tzirakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Vassilis Kostoulas made a huge save. Thomas Tzirakis succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 54th playminute. With his leg Vassilis Kostoulas managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Kalamos FC's Thomas Tzirakis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thomas Tzirakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Vassilis Kostoulas made a huge save. Vassilis Kostoulas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hong De Cheng in the 63rd minute of play. Thomas Tzirakis in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vassilis Kostoulas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Hong De Cheng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vassilis Kostoulas was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Vassilis Kostoulas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hong De Cheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Curtis Jones's late challenge caught a DIAMANDIA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Curtis Jones helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th match minute, Kalamos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Curtis Jones to maneuver through the defense. Kalamos FC's Alf-Inge Haaland was substituted for Thomas Tzirakis. In the 76th match minute, Kalamos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Curtis Jones to maneuver through the defense. Vassilis Kostoulas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hong De Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute of the match, Hong De Cheng tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vassilis Kostoulas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Hong De Cheng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Vassilis Kostoulas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hong De Cheng in the 86th minute of play forced DIAMANDIA's goalkeeper Vassilis Kostoulas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vassilis Kostoulas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alf-Inge Haaland's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. In the 94th minute, Kostas Valaoras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vassilis Kostoulas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hong De Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alf-Inge Haaland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vassilis Kostoulas was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. Kalamos FC played a much better game than DIAMANDIA and deserved their victory. The DIAMANDIA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.