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Varelaνoi Stadium
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Argyris Rapanakis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Alex Paganelli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Omiros Papaggelakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 9 played minutes PAOK ACADEMY got a freekick which was hit by Eleftherios Filaretos. After a defensive mix-up in PAOK ACADEMY's zone, Giannis Samaratos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Omiros Papaggelakis came out of the goal and Giannis Samaratos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th minute, Eleftherios Filaretos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the game, Lefteris Renieris cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Omiros Papaggelakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lazaros Vardoulakis kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Giannis Kourelas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PAOK ACADEMY's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sfνna FC the free kick. In the 20th match minute, PAOK ACADEMY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Kourelas to maneuver through the defense. Omiros Papaggelakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Paganelli in the 23rd minute of play. If Isidoros Tsoris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Sfνna FC's Gilberto Santos got a free kick in the 31st minute. Alex Paganelli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Omiros Papaggelakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Omiros Papaggelakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 唐响霆 in the 37th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Argyris Rapanakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Omiros Papaggelakis was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Fragiskos Stefanoglou made in the 44th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Argyris Louboutis immediately put the ball in play. In the 46th minute, one of Sfνna FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sfνna FC. In the 49th minute, the referee gave PAOK ACADEMY a penalty. Fragiskos Stefanoglou looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Paraskevas Kanellopoulos. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lazaros Vardoulakis was the one to do the kick off. Argyris Rapanakis struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Omiros Papaggelakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sfνna FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Argyris Rapanakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sfνna FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Argyris Rapanakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Omiros Papaggelakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 65 in the game by Argyris Rapanakis from a close distance when the talented Omiros Papaggelakis managed to make a qualified save. PAOK ACADEMY's players were relieved. In the 66th minute, Argyris Rapanakis made a precise shot to the right of Omiros Papaggelakis. PAOK ACADEMY's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After a rather tough play, Sfνna FC's Lefteris Renieris got a free kick in the 69th minute. Alex Paganelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Omiros Papaggelakis having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, PAOK ACADEMY's goal looked a bit too open when Argyris Rapanakis came free, but Omiros Papaggelakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Kostas Soufrilas came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the PAOK ACADEMY 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 Kostas Soufrilas couldn't finish the play. If Argyris Rapanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute, Lefteris Renieris 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. After a rather tough play, PAOK ACADEMY's Eleftherios Filaretos got a free kick in the 87th minute. Sfνna FC's Giannis Samaratos got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Argyris Rapanakis struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Omiros Papaggelakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sfνna FC. Omiros Papaggelakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Paganelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 98th minute, Sfνna FC's Argyris Rapanakis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. The PAOK ACADEMY fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sfνna FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.