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Gιrmesi Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Telis Triantopoulos kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gιrmesi FC's goalkeeper Marinos Poulianitis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Andrey Starodubskiy sped through Gιrmesi FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marinos Poulianitis. Akis Mitsotakis scored 0-2 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marinos Poulianitis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Veniamin Filaretos hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 16 minutes into the match, Afisiσn FC's Andrey Starodubskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marinos Poulianitis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stathis Karnezis in the 21st minute of play forced Gιrmesi FC's goalkeeper Marinos Poulianitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Andrey Starodubskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 24 played minutes Gιrmesi FC got a freekick which was hit by Telis Triantopoulos. 27 minutes into the match, Stathis Karnezis notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Gιrmesi FC's Marinos Poulianitis. Marinos Poulianitis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Gιrmesi FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Makis Giannopoulos hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Andrey Starodubskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marinos Poulianitis. Gιrmesi FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrey Starodubskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After a rather tough play, Gιrmesi FC's Makis Giannopoulos got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute Andrey Starodubskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Poulianitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Afisiσn FC's Andrey Starodubskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marinos Poulianitis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Gιrmesi FC's Telis Triantopoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pantelis Kalamatas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After the first half Afisiσn FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 55th match minute, Gιrmesi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Tsatsoulis to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute Afisiσn FC were awarded a corner. Miltiadis Gougoulakis went to the cornerflag to take it. When Stelios Bogias came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Gιrmesi FC 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 Stelios Bogias couldn't finish the play. In the 61st minute, Akis Mitsotakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pantelis Kalamatas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stelios Bogias in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th match minute, Gιrmesi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stelios Bogias to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stathis Karnezis got free with Marinos Poulianitis in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute, Stathis Karnezis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marinos Poulianitis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 83rd minute Telis Triantopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pantelis Kalamatas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stelios Bogias during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 86 played minutes Gιrmesi FC got a freekick which was hit by Stelios Bogias. Andrey Starodubskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marinos Poulianitis having to interfere. Marinos Poulianitis made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Stathis Karnezis sent off a good shot on target. Afisiσn FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.