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Throne Stadium
Spectators: 6700 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Babbis Iliopoulos made the kick off which started today's match. Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Dimitris Symeonidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Koukoϊlia BC. Achilleas Kalakos hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Royal Eagles's Thanos Kazanis got a free kick in the 8th minute. The audience was convinced that Babbis Iliopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dimitris Symeonidis was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Dimitris Symeonidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Babbis Iliopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. When Grigoris Akrivakos fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royal Eagles's protests and gave Grigoris Akrivakos a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Royal Eagles's Grigoris Akrivakos got a free kick in the 13th minute. Dimitris Symeonidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Koukoϊlia BC's attentive Simos Kourkoulos managed to snatch the ball when Stratos Adamakos made a throw-in in the 18th minute of the game. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Royal Eagles! Grigoris Samarakos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Royal Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Babbis Iliopoulos came free, but Dimitris Symeonidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimitris Symeonidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Babbis Iliopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dimitris Symeonidis. Royal Eagles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Babbis Iliopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stavros Nebegleras got a throw-in 43 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Grigoris Akrivakos. Babbis Iliopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimitris Symeonidis having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Babbis Iliopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dimitris Symeonidis was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Grigoris Akrivakos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Babbis Iliopoulos in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dimitris Symeonidis saved Royal Eagles from getting behind. Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimitris Symeonidis having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Babbis Iliopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dimitris Symeonidis was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Dimitris Symeonidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Iliopoulos in the 61st minute of play. Koukoϊlia BC's Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 66 minutes into the game, Babbis Iliopoulos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dimitris Symeonidis. Babbis Iliopoulos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dimitris Symeonidis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Royal Eagles's goalkeeper Dimitris Symeonidis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Babbis Iliopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimitris Symeonidis having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Babbis Iliopoulos 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. In the 78th minute, Royal Eagles's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Babbis Iliopoulos got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Dorotheos Ntaraklitsas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dimitris Symeonidis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Babbis Iliopoulos's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Grigoris Akrivakos hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Babbis Iliopoulos in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dimitris Symeonidis saved Royal Eagles from getting behind. Babbis Iliopouloss short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Dimitris Symeonidis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Koukoϊlia BC'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.