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Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sotiris Kafkalas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sotiris Kafkalas might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kostas Chatzinikolaou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sotiris Kafkalas ran back to his position shaking his head. KANARINIA FC's Errikos Fotiou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theodosis Siafakas in the 6th minute of play. Manos Chelioudakis hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 0-1 became the score in the 9th minute when Iosif Kontogiannis elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Xνdhia BC's Theodosis Siafakas in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KANARINIA FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sotiris Kafkalas got free with Kostas Chatzinikolaou in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Sokratis Paraskevopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Miltiadis Mouratis made a precise shot to the right of Errikos Fotiou. KANARINIA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 30 minutes into the match, Sokratis Paraskevopoulos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kostas Chatzinikolaou, 1-2. Sotiris Kafkalas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Kostas Chatzinikolaou skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. KANARINIA FC's Errikos Fotiou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theodosis Siafakas in the 39th minute of play. In the 40thth minute of the game Sotiris Kafkalas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xνdhia BC's Kostas Chatzinikolaou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kostas Chatzinikolaou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omiros Christou in the 41st minute. 45 minutes into the match, KANARINIA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandros Savvakis came free, but Errikos Fotiou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Errikos Fotiou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theodosis Siafakas in the 46th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, KANARINIA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iosif Kontogiannis came free, but Errikos Fotiou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Iosif Kontogiannis to strike the kick off in the second half. Iosif Kontogiannis hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Kontogiannis in the 54th minute of play forced KANARINIA FC's goalkeeper Errikos Fotiou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, KANARINIA FC's goalkeeper Errikos Fotiou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Theodosis Siafakas. The crowd rose to their feet as Theodosis Siafakas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Errikos Fotiou. That made the score 1-3 in the 59 minute of play. In the 64th minute, Theodosis Siafakas made a precise shot to the right of Errikos Fotiou. KANARINIA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Kostas Chatzinikolaou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manos Chelioudakis went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotiris Kafkalas in the 74th minute of play forced Xνdhia BC's goalkeeper Kostas Chatzinikolaou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, Xνdhia BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miltiadis Mouratis to maneuver through the defense. KANARINIA FC's Errikos Fotiou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save KANARINIA FC from getting a goal against them. Errikos Fotiou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iosif Kontogiannis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Errikos Fotiou was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alexandros Savvakis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 88 minute of play. In the 97th minute, Renos Tzanetos 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 3-5. Chants of Xνdhia BC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as KANARINIA FC had held the ball for most of the match.