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Kolastirion Ground
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5814, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Themos Kois started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Themos Kois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustratios Koufaliotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Themos Kois in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eustratios Koufaliotis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sofoklis Mitrou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Eustratios Koufaliotis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, Varies FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anastasios Kalokiris to maneuver through the defense. Anastasios Kalokiris kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Themos Kois in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eustratios Koufaliotis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eustratios Koufaliotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Fasolis, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. With a little luck, Red Devils's Vassilis Sarris got control of the ball when Stamatis Poulakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Red Devils booed when Varies FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anastasios Kalokiris didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eustratios Koufaliotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Fasolis, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Vassilis Sarris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyriakos Kakalis in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Varies FC's Sofoklis Paraskevopoulos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kyriakos Kakalis to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Kyriakos Kakalis made a precise shot to the right of Vassilis Sarris. Red Devils's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Stamatis Poulakis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vassilis Sarris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. After 59 minutes of play, Varies FC's Stamatis Poulakis made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vassilis Sarris was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Themos Kois in the 67th minute of play forced Varies FC's goalkeeper Eustratios Koufaliotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Themos Kois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustratios Koufaliotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kyriakos Kakalis struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Vassilis Sarris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Varies FC. Eustratios Koufaliotis made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Themos Kois sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute, Sofoklis Mitrou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Louis Kalouptsidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Red Devils booed when Varies FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thrasivoulos Tzanakakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Varies FC's Tolis Kostikos was substituted for Charilaos Moustopoulos. Thrasivoulos Tzanakakis kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th match minute, Varies FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thodoris Skalakis to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 95 minutes, Themos Kois managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Themos Kois was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Varies FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Red Devils had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.