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Lazarina Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Takis Mendrinos made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th of the match, Takis Mendrinos tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Ignatios Zabetas got in the way and made a wonderful save. Ignatios Zabetas acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 10th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Vladimiros Kavouroglou. In the 17th minute, Takis Mendrinos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ignatios Zabetas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When Babbis Prinianakis fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manogister C.t.W.'s protests and gave Babbis Prinianakis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd match minute, Manogister C.t.W. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Prinianakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Anastasios Tassatos 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 26th minute Takis Mendrinos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignatios Zabetas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28thth minute of the game Takis Mendrinos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manogister C.t.W.'s Ignatios Zabetas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 30 played minutes Takis Mendrinos rounded Manogister C.t.W.'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. Anastasios Tassatos's late challenge caught a Manogister C.t.W.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anastasios Tassatos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 33rd match minute, Lazarina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anastasios Tassatos to maneuver through the defense. Manogister C.t.W.'s Ignatios Zabetas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Manogister C.t.W. from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the game, Takis Mendrinos lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Ignatios Zabetas. In the 44th minute, Anastasios Tassatos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lazarina FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In a very dangerous position, a player in Manogister C.t.W. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Stelios Antoniadis made the kick off in the second half. Isidoros Daskalakis kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 58thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Lazarina FC's keeper Stefanos Tsirigoulis was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. In the 59th match minute, Lazarina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panagiotis Chatziioannou to maneuver through the defense. Takis Mendrinos might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ignatios Zabetas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Takis Mendrinos ran back to his position shaking his head. Stelios Antoniadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Argyris Kastoriadis's late challenge caught a Lazarina FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Argyris Kastoriadis helped the player get up and apologised. After 69 played minutes Manogister C.t.W. got a freekick which was hit by Argyris Kastoriadis. In the 70th minute Anastasios Tassatos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignatios Zabetas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Lazarina FC booed when Manogister C.t.W. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trifon Boulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute, Takis Mendrinos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ignatios Zabetas was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Isidoros Daskalakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anastasios Tassatos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ignatios Zabetas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Takis Mendrinos in the 82nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Anastasios Tassatos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ignatios Zabetas having to interfere. Ignatios Zabetas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasios Tassatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Lazarina FC fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Lazarina FC's Takis Mendrinos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 91 minutes into the match, Lazarina FC's Anastasios Tassatos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ignatios Zabetas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Trifon Boulis fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manogister C.t.W.'s protests and gave Trifon Boulis a yellow card for diving instead. After 91 played minutes Manogister C.t.W. got a freekick which was hit by Trifon Boulis. After having played for 93 minutes, Takis Mendrinos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lazarina FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Takis Mendrinos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manogister C.t.W.'s goalkeeper Ignatios Zabetas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ignatios Zabetas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasios Tassatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Lazarina FC fully deserved thier win.