League

Liσpraso Stadium
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Gortynia's Thomas Stavrou started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Liσpraso's zone, Giorgos Voulgaris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iosif Seretis came out of the goal and Giorgos Voulgaris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Giorgos Voulgaris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomas Stavrou in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iosif Seretis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Iosif Seretis came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Gortynia's Thomas Stavrou. But to his dismay, Thomas Stavrou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Anestis Fanakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stelios Plexidas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iosif Seretis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Stavrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute, Thomas Stavrou made a precise shot to the right of Iosif Seretis. Liσpraso's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 34 minutes into the match, Gortynia's Giorgos Voulgaris sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iosif Seretis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Thomas Stavrou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iosif Seretis was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After having played for 47 minutes, Prodromos Moulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Liσpraso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prodromos Moulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Petros Aspiridis was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Petros Aspiridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anestis Fanakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fotis Stergallas fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gortynia's protests and gave Fotis Stergallas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Liσpraso booed when Gortynia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fotis Stergallas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute of the match Pavlos Vaggelis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anestis Fanakos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Giorgos Voulgaris's late challenge caught a Liσpraso's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giorgos Voulgaris helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Gortynia getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Giorgos Voulgaris hit a great ball. 1-4 became the score in the 63rd minute when Thomas Stavrou elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Liσpraso's Errikos Eleftheropoulos got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 77th match minute, Liσpraso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petros Aspiridis to maneuver through the defense. Thomas Stavrou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Iosif Seretis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Gortynia getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Fotis Stergallas hit a great ball. A collision led to Gortynia getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Fotis Stergallas hit a great ball. After 93 minutes of play, Liσpraso's Thymios Konstantakis made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anestis Fanakos was left in no man's land by his defense there!