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Xνdhia Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Giannis Thomakis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Efthimis Papastavrou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kostas Chatzinikolaou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Theodosis Siafakas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Themis Kyriakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giannis Thomakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anastasios Chatziiakovou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostas Chatzinikolaou having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Thomakis in the 24th minute of play forced Xνdhia BC's goalkeeper Kostas Chatzinikolaou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Miltiadis Mouratis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice moves Theodosis Siafakas could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Themis Kyriakopoulos however easily saved by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Panos Karalis during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 31 played minutes Aston Villa got a freekick which was hit by Panos Karalis. Theodosis Siafakas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kostas Chatzinikolaou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efthimis Papastavrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Theodosis Siafakas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xνdhia BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Theodosis Siafakas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Themis Kyriakopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anastasios Chatziiakovou during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Iosif Kontogiannis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Themis Kyriakopoulos. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 47th minute, Xνdhia BC's Iosif Kontogiannis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Themis Kyriakopoulos. Themis Kyriakopoulos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Iosif Kontogiannis to strike the kick off in the second half. Theodosis Siafakas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Efthimis Papastavrou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aston Villa's supporters rose to their feet, but Efthimis Papastavrou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kostas Chatzinikolaou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Xνdhia BC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Miltiadis Mouratis hit a great ball. The supporters of Aston Villa booed when Xνdhia BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evripidis Zaimis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Aston Villa defense, Iosif Kontogiannis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Themis Kyriakopoulos. The Aston Villa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Themis Kyriakopoulos should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Aston Villa booed when Xνdhia BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandros Savvakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giannis Thomakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efthimis Papastavrous short, quick shot in the 96thth minute got Kostas Chatzinikolaou to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Iosif Kontogiannis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Xνdhia BC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.