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Palumba Stadium
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fokas Maggioros took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Gerasimos Kalikis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Red Dragon Fire getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Savas Charalambopoulos hit a great ball. Marinos Varouchas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fokas Maggioros, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Panos Asimoulis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Panos Perpelidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fokas Maggioros in the 16th minute of play forced Red Dragon Fire's goalkeeper Marinos Varouchas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Prokopis Bakouris got free with Marinos Varouchas in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Babbis Papachronopoulos hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Chatziioannou Stathoulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 32 played minutes Red Dragon Fire got a freekick which was hit by Viktoras Asimakis. In the 36th minute, Fokas Maggioros reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marinos Varouchas. The goal made the score 1-0. Fokas Maggioros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Marinos Varouchas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Panos Asimoulis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fokas Maggioros in the 53rd minute of play forced Red Dragon Fire's goalkeeper Marinos Varouchas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panos Perpelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanasis Tarsanas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 55 minutes of play, Vazeleiakos's Fokas Maggioros made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marinos Varouchas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Prokopis Bakouris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marinos Varouchas having to interfere. In the 61st match minute, Vazeleiakos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prokopis Bakouris to maneuver through the defense. When Vazeleiakos's Fokas Maggioros in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Red Dragon Fire's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of Red Dragon Fire:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vazeleiakos:s goal. The referee gave Vazeleiakos a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Iason Sferas, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Red Dragon Fire's Marinos Varouchas. 3-0. In the 72nd minute Fokas Maggioros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Varouchas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Aggelos Chatziapostolou fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Red Dragon Fire's protests and gave Aggelos Chatziapostolou a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, Aggelos Chatziapostolou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fokas Maggioros in the 78th minute of play forced Red Dragon Fire's goalkeeper Marinos Varouchas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viktoras Asimakis during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Vazeleiakos booed when Red Dragon Fire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktoras Asimakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 81 played minutes Vazeleiakos got a freekick which was hit by Gerasimos Kalikis. In the 84th minute, Fokas Maggioros 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fokas Maggioros in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marinos Varouchas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vazeleiakos's Panos Perpelidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Asimoulis in the 90th minute of play. Prokopis Bakouris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Red Dragon Fire's Marinos Varouchas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fokas Maggioros in the 98th minute of play. Vazeleiakos's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.