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Pessαdhes
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thalis Dimitrakopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pessαdhes BC's zone, Ntinos Tsatsaronakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spyros Zouros came out of the goal and Ntinos Tsatsaronakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giorgos Kanakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thalis Dimitrakopoulos in the 5th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Pessαdhes BC defense, Ermis Poursalidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Spyros Zouros. The Pessαdhes BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Spyros Zouros should have stopped the shot. Spyros Zouros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ntinos Tsatsaronakis in the 14th minute of play. Giorgos Kanakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Louis Louverdis in the 18th minute. Louis Louverdis struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Giorgos Kanakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pessαdhes BC. Thalis Dimitrakopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Kanakis having to interfere. Minas Papanikolas hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. A collision led to Pessαdhes BC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Thomas Lepouras hit a great ball. Michalis Valsaris, 26 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 28th minute, Ntinos Tsatsaronakis made a precise shot to the right of Spyros Zouros. Pessαdhes BC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Ermis Poursalidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ntinos Tsatsaronakis struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Spyros Zouros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kassiópi. When Louis Louverdis came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Pessαdhes BC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Louis Louverdis couldn't finish the play. Louis Louverdis took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giorgos Kanakis. Giorgos Kanakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. If Ermis Poursalidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ermis Poursalidis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Giorgos Kanakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thalis Dimitrakopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 61 minutes into the game, one of Kassiópi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for Pessαdhes BC. Thomas Lepouras stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Giorgos Kanakis. 2-2. In the 66th minute of the match Vassilis Kontogiannis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Spyros Zouros skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Kassiópi getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Christos Christodoulou hit a great ball. Ntinos Tsatsaronakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spyros Zouros having to interfere. Ermis Poursalidis hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the game, Dimosthenis Mitsopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kassiópi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pessαdhes BC the free kick. If Thalis Dimitrakopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Christos Christodoulou fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kassiópi's protests and gave Christos Christodoulou a yellow card for diving instead. Christos Christodoulou kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Ermis Poursalidis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Spyros Zouros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermis Poursalidis in the 90th minute of play. Thomas Lepouras kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Ntinos Tsatsaronakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spyros Zouros having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.