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President Stadium
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 5) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valerios Diamantidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute of the match, Thrasivoulos Koulouris got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ilias Lioutas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 5 minutes into the match, Panos Logothetis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anastasios Velakos. President's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Panos Logothetis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 8th minute, Valerios Diamantidis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anastasios Velakos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΠΑΤΡΑ-ΑΡΟΗ ΓΣ's goalkeeper Ilias Lioutas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to ΠΑΤΡΑ-ΑΡΟΗ ΓΣ getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Panos Logothetis hit a great ball. Thrasivoulos Koulouris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ilias Lioutas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alketas Pirtsos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anastasios Velakos having to make a save. Thrasivoulos Koulouris 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. A sloppy throw-in by Takis Kamaroulias in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by President's Marios Papadamous. Thrasivoulos Koulouris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Thrasivoulos Koulouris came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the President 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 Thrasivoulos Koulouris couldn't finish the play. The supporters of ΠΑΤΡΑ-ΑΡΟΗ ΓΣ booed when President was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marios Papadamous didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47thth minute of the game Alexis Trachanas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but President's Anastasios Velakos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Thrasivoulos Koulouris made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Alexis Trachanas could shoot a difficult shot in the 51st minute, which Anastasios Velakos however easily saved by the left post. In the 54th minute Panos Logothetis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastasios Velakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thrasivoulos Koulouris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Ilias Lioutas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Panos Logothetis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anastasios Velakos, 0-3. When Marios Papadamous fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored President's protests and gave Marios Papadamous a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th match minute, President was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marios Papadamous to maneuver through the defense. If Thrasivoulos Koulouris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Anastasios Balafoutis came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the President 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 Anastasios Balafoutis couldn't finish the play. In the 70th minute Thrasivoulos Koulouris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Lioutas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Thrasivoulos Koulouris managed to get in a good position for a shot. President's supporters rose to their feet, but Thrasivoulos Koulouris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilias Lioutas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 83 minutes into the match, ΠΑΤΡΑ-ΑΡΟΗ ΓΣ's goal looked a bit too open when Ignatios Kazatzidis came free, but Ilias Lioutas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Ignatios Kazatzidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Ilias Lioutas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 87th minute, Thrasivoulos Koulouris made a precise shot to the right of Ilias Lioutas. ΠΑΤΡΑ-ΑΡΟΗ ΓΣ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Anastasios Velakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Logothetis in the 90th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, Anastasios Velakos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, President's Anastasios Velakos got control of the ball when Alexis Trachanas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anastasios Velakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Logothetis in the 94th minute of play. President's Anastasios Velakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save President from getting a goal against them. The ΠΑΤΡΑ-ΑΡΟΗ ΓΣ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ΠΑΤΡΑ-ΑΡΟΗ ΓΣ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.