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Boban Stadium
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Vladimiros Bantras struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Christodoulos Giotidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PANIONIOS GSS. If Vladimiros Bantras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stavros Koukos in the 6th minute of play forced Πειρατες's goalkeeper Christodoulos Giotidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PANIONIOS GSS's Giotis Faniadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanos Paltopoulos in the 9th minute of play. Vladimiros Bantras's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Christodoulos Giotidis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stavros Koukos in the 13th minute of play forced Πειρατες's goalkeeper Christodoulos Giotidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stavros Koukos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Christodoulos Giotidis came out and tried to block the shot, but Stavros Koukos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 18th minute. Stavros Koukos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christodoulos Giotidis having to interfere. With a little luck, Πειρατες's Christodoulos Giotidis got control of the ball when Vladimiros Bantras tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Christodoulos Giotidis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 36 minutes into the game, PANIONIOS GSS's Vladimiros Bantras nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christodoulos Giotidis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The supporters of PANIONIOS GSS booed when Πειρατες was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefanos Stamatellis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stavros Koukos hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. If Dimos Parisis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, Apostolos Mousios 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thanos Paltopoulos made a kick off. Christodoulos Giotidis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when PANIONIOS GSS's Vladimiros Bantras shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Petros Alexandridis kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Christodoulos Giotidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiros Bantras in the 59th minute of the match. Renos Panakakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stavros Koukos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When PANIONIOS GSS's Vladimiros Bantras in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Πειρατες's goalie prevented a goal. Telis Lygos charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Telis Lygos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stefanos Stamatellis kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Emmanouil Mallios was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 77th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Vladimiros Bantras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Petros Alexandridis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Πειρατες's supporters rose to their feet, but Petros Alexandridis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giotis Faniadis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christodoulos Giotidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiros Bantras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Πειρατες's zone, Stavros Koukos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christodoulos Giotidis came out of the goal and Stavros Koukos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christodoulos Giotidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimos Parisis, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. PANIONIOS GSS fully deserved thier win.