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Mαna Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Giannis Tsounis kicked off to start the match. Argyris Katsapopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Tsounis in the 9th minute of play. If Loukas Koukoulekis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Omiros Kottikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Telis Karoubalis in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Telis Karoubalis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Omiros Kottikas. Mαna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Telis Karoubalis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 18th match minute, Skafi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Telis Karoubalis to maneuver through the defense. Giannis Tsounis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Argyris Katsapopoulos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 21st minute Apostolikas Gouziotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omiros Kottikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Loukas Koukoulekis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kosmas Belevonis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Telis Karoubalis scored 0-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Omiros Kottikas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 45th match minute, Mαna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kosmas Belevonis to maneuver through the defense. Omiros Kottikas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Pomonis, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Omiros Kottikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apostolikas Gouziotis in the 48th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Apostolikas Gouziotis made a kick off. Apostolikas Gouziotis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Omiros Kottikas came out and tried to block the shot, but Apostolikas Gouziotis slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 53rd minute. Akakios Bochonis made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mαna's Miltos Kamelatos. If Giannis Tsounis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Mαna's Omiros Kottikas got control of the ball when Fivos Kechagiadakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Apostolikas Gouziotis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Omiros Kottikas. Apostolikas Gouziotis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Telis Karoubalis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Omiros Kottikas having to interfere. Fivos Kechagiadakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Omiros Kottikas made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolikas Gouziotis in the 75th minute of play forced Mαna's goalkeeper Omiros Kottikas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Zinon Farmakopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giannis Tsounis in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Argyris Katsapopoulos saved Skafi from getting behind. Kosmas Belevonis struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Argyris Katsapopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mαna. The audience was convinced that Giannis Tsounis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Argyris Katsapopoulos was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Giannis Tsounis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Argyris Katsapopoulos having to interfere. Omiros Kottikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apostolikas Gouziotis in the 95th minute of play.