League

Longaki Stadium
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Takis Mavrokordatos started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takis Mavrokordatos in the 7th minute of play forced Thiva's goalkeeper Nikos Chatzipetrou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Chatzipetrou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takis Mavrokordatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Giorgos Villas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Thiva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giorgos Villas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lambros Petratos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to PANIONIOS FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Efthimis Soufis hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, PANIONIOS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manos Anastasis came free, but Fanis Stamoulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Timos Sabrakos fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PANIONIOS FC's protests and gave Timos Sabrakos a yellow card for diving instead. Fanis Stamoulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Aggelakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 32 played minutes PANIONIOS FC got a freekick which was hit by Timos Sabrakos. If Alexis Aggelakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giorgos Villas struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Fanis Stamoulis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thiva. Fanis Stamoulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Aggelakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgos Villas hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute of the match Kleanthis Seremetopoulos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikos Chatzipetrou skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Takis Mavrokordatos managed to get in a good position for a shot. PANIONIOS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Takis Mavrokordatos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikos Chatzipetrou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manos Anastasis to make the kick off. Christos Labakis kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. PANIONIOS FC's Takis Mavrokordatos got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Giorgos Villas kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Kleanthis Seremetopoulos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nikos Chatzipetrou. Thiva's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 65 minutes, Manos Anastasis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Thiva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manos Anastasis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexis Aggelakos got free with Fanis Stamoulis in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nikos Chatzipetrou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takis Mavrokordatos in the 72nd minute of play. In the 78th minute, Alexis Aggelakos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexis Aggelakos got free with Fanis Stamoulis in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 81st minute of the match Timos Sabrakos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Timos Sabrakos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, PANIONIOS FC's Timos Sabrakos got a free kick in the 81st minute. Nikos Chatzipetrou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lambros Petratos in the 84th minute of the match. Thrasivoulos Gletsos kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efthimis Soufis in the 92nd minute of play forced Thiva's goalkeeper Nikos Chatzipetrou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Lambros Petratos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PANIONIOS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lambros Petratos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PANIONIOS FC had won after a very even match.