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Covid Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Charalambos Stathiadis took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Charalambos Stathiadis came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Covid FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Charalambos Stathiadis couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iakovos Thomakis got free with Zisis Gianniotis in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zisis Gianniotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charalambos Stathiadis in the 6th minute of play. Pavlos Lygos struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Zisis Gianniotis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Covid FC. In the 9th minute Charalambos Stathiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zisis Gianniotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Christos Zervakos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Terpnσs BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Covid FC the free kick. After 10 played minutes Terpnσs BC got a freekick which was hit by Christos Zervakos. In the 11th minute, Charalambos Stathiadis sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Terpnσs BC's Zisis Gianniotis didn't even have to move. Iakovos Thomakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zisis Gianniotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charalambos Stathiadis in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute Iakovos Thomakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zisis Gianniotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Covid FC's Charalambos Stathiadis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 22nd minute, Ilias Kermanidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Charalambos Stathiadis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Covid FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Charalambos Stathiadis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zisis Gianniotis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Veniamin Konstantaras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimosthenis Kounalakis in the 29th minute of play. After some careless play in the Terpnσs BC defense, Pavlos Thomakoglou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zisis Gianniotis. The Terpnσs BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zisis Gianniotis should have stopped the shot. Zisis Gianniotis made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Pavlos Lygos sent off a good shot on target. Pavlos Lygos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zisis Gianniotis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Andreas Zotos charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andreas Zotos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Covid FC's Isidoros Kagiouzis got a free kick in the 41st minute. Covid FC's Iakovos Thomakis came free and shot a quick shot against goal 44 minutes in the game, fortunately Zisis Gianniotis had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 45th minute, Pavlos Lygos 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. Thanks to some nice moves Giorgos Kyriakidis could shoot a difficult shot in the 47th minute, which Zisis Gianniotis however easily saved by the left post. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dimosthenis Kounalakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Charalambos Stathiadis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th minute, Charalambos Stathiadis 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. Pavlos Lygos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zisis Gianniotis having to interfere. Pavlos Lygos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zisis Gianniotis having to interfere. Pavlos Thomakoglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th match minute, Terpnσs BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Tsiantakis to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 68 minutes, Charalambos Stathiadis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Covid FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charalambos Stathiadis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavlos Lygos in the 69th minute of play forced Terpnσs BC's goalkeeper Zisis Gianniotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavlos Lygos struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Zisis Gianniotis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Covid FC. In the 74th minute, Christos Zervakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Covid FC's Charalambos Stathiadis tried to score from far away in the 75th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Zisis Gianniotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavlos Thomakoglou in the 80th minute of play. Iakovos Thomakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zisis Gianniotis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iakovos Thomakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Terpnσs BC's goalkeeper Zisis Gianniotis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Terpnσs BC's zone, Giorgos Kyriakidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zisis Gianniotis came out of the goal and Giorgos Kyriakidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavlos Thomakoglou in the 89th minute of play forced Terpnσs BC's goalkeeper Zisis Gianniotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Pavlos Lygos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zisis Gianniotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zisis Gianniotis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pavlos Thomakoglou's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute.