League

Voliσnes
Spectators: 6770 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thymios Kermelidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stamatis Polichronopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sotiris Geronimidis having to interfere. Voliσnes were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after LinkinPark's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ntinos Asimos took the corner. After taking down the ball on Voliσnes's corner Ntinos Asimos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sotiris Geronimidis quite easily take care of the ball. Iosif Kefalou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sofoklis Ioannou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Stamatis Polichronopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stamatis Polichronopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19thth minute of the game Gerasimos Theriaklis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Voliσnes's Iosif Kefalou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 32nd minute, Argyris Zebetoglou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iosif Kefalou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Gerasimos Theriaklis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panos Kaberis charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Panos Kaberis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st match minute, LinkinPark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panos Kaberis to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Thymios Kermelidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Voliσnes's supporters rose to their feet, but Thymios Kermelidis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sotiris Geronimidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stamatis Polichronopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Sotiris Geronimidis made a huge save. Thrasivoulos Ivanidis kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Thymios Kermelidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half LinkinPark were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sofoklis Ioannou made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Sofoklis Ioannou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iosif Kefalou was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Sotiris Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thymios Kermelidis in the 62nd minute of play. A hard shot 65 in the game by Gerasimos Theriaklis from a close distance when the talented Iosif Kefalou managed to make a qualified save. Voliσnes's players were relieved. Thrasivoulos Ivanidis's late challenge caught a Voliσnes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thrasivoulos Ivanidis helped the player get up and apologised. Sofoklis Ioannou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iosif Kefalou having to interfere. Iosif Kefalou was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Nikos Pantos. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michalis Iakovidis during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Voliσnes getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Michalis Iakovidis hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Gerasimos Theriaklis managed to get in a good position for a shot. LinkinPark's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerasimos Theriaklis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iosif Kefalou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute Thymios Kermelidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sotiris Geronimidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sotiris Geronimidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamatis Polichronopoulos in the 94th minute of the match. Stamatis Polichronopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thymios Kermelidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sotiris Geronimidis having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded LinkinPark left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Voliσnes.