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BLACK EAGLE
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iosif Tassoglou made the kick off which started today's match. Iosif Tassoglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salamanlí's Manolis Koboropoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Salamanlí from getting a goal against them. 17 minutes into the match, Salamanlí's goalkeeper Manolis Koboropoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zacharias Porros. In the 20th match minute, Salamanlí was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Lianopoulos to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Zacharias Porros made a precise shot to the right of Manolis Koboropoulos. Salamanlí's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Kostas Lianopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Salamanlí booed when DOXA DRAMAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alkis Vassaras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kostas Lianopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as DOXA DRAMAS's Iosif Tassoglou slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Manolis Koboropoulos. That made the score 2-0 after 46 minutes of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Iraklis Meletakis made the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the game, Alkis Vassaras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DOXA DRAMAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Salamanlí the free kick. In the 50th match minute, DOXA DRAMAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alkis Vassaras to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in DOXA DRAMAS's zone, Giannis Sfakianos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vaggelis Eleftheriadis came out of the goal and Giannis Sfakianos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68th minute, Iosif Tassoglou made a precise shot to the right of Manolis Koboropoulos. Salamanlí's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. If Iosif Tassoglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vaggelis Eleftheriadis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Iraklis Meletakis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 78 minute of play. Giannis Sfakianos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Vaggelis Eleftheriadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Kostas Lianopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vaggelis Eleftheriadis. DOXA DRAMAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kostas Lianopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The DOXA DRAMAS support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.