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Salamanlí Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After some careless play in the Salamanlí defense, Stratos Tsimidakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manolis Koboropoulos. The Salamanlí fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manolis Koboropoulos should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stratos Tsimidakis in the 20th minute of play forced Salamanlí's goalkeeper Manolis Koboropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 23 minutes, Tolis Kounalakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STRIKERS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tolis Kounalakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Tolis Kounalakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manolis Koboropoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolis Kounalakis in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, STRIKERS FC's goalkeeper Vaios Minou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kostas Lianopoulos. The audience was convinced that Iraklis Meletakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vaios Minou was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Giannis Sfakianos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. STRIKERS FC's Vaios Minou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save STRIKERS FC from getting a goal against them. Salamanlí's Manolis Koboropoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tolis Kounalakis in the 41st minute of play. Vaios Minou made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Kostas Lianopoulos sent off a good shot on target. Manolis Koboropoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stratos Tsimidakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half STRIKERS FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Tolis Kounalakis got free with Manolis Koboropoulos in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 64 minutes, Stratos Tsimidakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STRIKERS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stratos Tsimidakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 66 minutes, Iraklis Meletakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Salamanlí and the STRIKERS FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute, Vassilis Voulgaridis sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Salamanlí's Manolis Koboropoulos didn't even have to move. Stratos Tsimidakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manolis Koboropoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stratos Tsimidakis in the 72nd minute of play. Tolis Kounalakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, STRIKERS FC's Tolis Kounalakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manolis Koboropoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manolis Koboropoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stratos Tsimidakis in the 77th minute of play. Salamanlí's Giannis Sfakianos got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Salamanlí's Iraklis Meletakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vaios Minou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 87th match minute, Salamanlí was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Lianopoulos to maneuver through the defense. STRIKERS FC's Tolis Kounalakis got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tolis Kounalakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Salamanlí defense, Tolis Kounalakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manolis Koboropoulos. The Salamanlí fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manolis Koboropoulos should have stopped the shot. STRIKERS FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.