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Sermenνkon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kyriakos Karachristou got the match started through his kick off. Giannis Samoladas was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Orestis Lygos. Ermis Zisimopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute Vaggelis Botsis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Samoladas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alkinoos Stergiou struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Panos Saitiotis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GIANNIOTIKA FC. Nikiforos Katidis kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Anthimos Vamvoukas charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthimos Vamvoukas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 22 minutes into the match, GIANNIOTIKA FC's goalkeeper Giannis Samoladas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vaggelis Botsis. Ermis Zisimopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Panos Saitiotis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alkinoos Stergiou might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Panos Saitiotis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alkinoos Stergiou ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 32nd minute Alkinoos Stergiou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Saitiotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Samoladas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iason Kareklopoulos's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, GIANNIOTIKA FC's Ermis Zisimopoulos got a free kick in the 35th minute. Louis Stratas's late challenge caught a Sermenνkon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Louis Stratas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, GIANNIOTIKA FC's Louis Stratas got a free kick in the 38th minute. After a defensive mix-up in GIANNIOTIKA FC's zone, Vaggelis Botsis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giannis Samoladas came out of the goal and Vaggelis Botsis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vaggelis Botsis scored 1-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giannis Samoladas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Iason Kareklopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sermenνkon's supporters rose to their feet, but Iason Kareklopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giannis Samoladas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 53rd match minute, Sermenνkon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthimos Vamvoukas to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Vaggelis Botsis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Samoladas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sermenνkon's Vaggelis Botsis got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iason Kareklopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giannis Samoladas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Botsis in the 65th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vaggelis Botsis in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giannis Samoladas saved GIANNIOTIKA FC from getting behind. Vaggelis Botsis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Giannis Samoladas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vaggelis Botsis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Giannis Samoladas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Iason Kareklopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the match, GIANNIOTIKA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iason Kareklopoulos came free, but Giannis Samoladas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iason Kareklopoulos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giannis Samoladas having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaggelis Botsis in the 88th minute of play forced GIANNIOTIKA FC's goalkeeper Giannis Samoladas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panos Saitiotis made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Alkinoos Stergiou sent off a good shot on target. In the 94th minute, Vaggelis Botsis made a precise shot to the right of Giannis Samoladas. GIANNIOTIKA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Sermenνkon's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.