League

AITOLIA S.A
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Akakios Psomiadis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lakis Karapialis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petros Toufekas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. DIAMANDIA's Vassilis Kostoulas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akakios Psomiadis in the 9th minute of play. Akakios Psomiadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 28 minutes into the match, DIAMANDIA's goal looked a bit too open when Iosif Zabetas came free, but Vassilis Kostoulas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DIAMANDIA's Petros Toufekas got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Petros Toufekas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 44 played minutes DIAMANDIA got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Lentakos. Akakios Psomiadis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Petros Toufekas to strike the kick off in the second half. ziptse's Lakis Karapialis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Lentakos in the 53rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Andreas Lentakos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lakis Karapialis was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Akakios Psomiadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Akakios Psomiadis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vassilis Kostoulas having to interfere. If Iosif Zabetas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of DIAMANDIA booed when ziptse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christodoulos Asimopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petros Toufekas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Lakis Karapialis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vassilis Kostoulas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akakios Psomiadis in the 73rd minute of the match. With a little luck, DIAMANDIA's Vassilis Kostoulas got control of the ball when Iosif Zabetas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 82 minutes of play, ziptse's Iosif Zabetas made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vassilis Kostoulas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Grigoris Verikios'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. Grigoris Verikios helped the player get up and apologised. Grigoris Verikios hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Andreas Lentakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lakis Karapialis having to interfere. Akakios Psomiadis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Vassilis Kostoulas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The ziptse players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.