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Xalkida
Spectators: 5005 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 5) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sokratis Mavros kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Sokratis Mavros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Stabouloglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marinos Stabouloglou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignatios Sabanis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 11 played minutes Xalkida got a freekick which was hit by Christos Paschalis. 1-0 became the score in the 18th minute when Vassilis Apostolidis elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 22 minutes into the game, Alexis Vamvakousis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pasαs BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xalkida the free kick. After a rather tough play, Pasαs BC's Chatziantoniou Kyriazis got a free kick in the 26th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Vassilis Apostolidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xalkida's supporters rose to their feet, but Vassilis Apostolidis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Babbis Loukidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ignatios Sabanis came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Pasαs BC 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 Ignatios Sabanis couldn't finish the play. Vassilis Apostolidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute Sokratis Mavros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Stabouloglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Vassilis Apostolidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Babbis Loukidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 47 minutes into the match, Sokratis Mavros notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Xalkida's Marinos Stabouloglou. Marinos Stabouloglou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 58th minute, Iason Kapsis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Babbis Loukidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. With a little luck, Xalkida's Marinos Stabouloglou got control of the ball when Ignatios Sabanis tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Xalkida's Marinos Stabouloglou got control of the ball when Ignatios Sabanis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xalkida's Marinos Stabouloglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sokratis Mavros in the 70th minute of play. Christos Paschalis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Babbis Loukidis. Pasαs BC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. During the 81st minute of the match Chatziantoniou Kyriazis completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Chatziantoniou Kyriazis a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Pasαs BC's Chatziantoniou Kyriazis got a free kick in the 82nd minute. If Stefanos Tsouknidas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xalkida's Vassilis Apostolidis got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xalkida's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Ignatios Sabanis scored to the left of an out of position Marinos Stabouloglou, making the score, 4-2. Xalkida were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pasαs BC for a fine match.