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Match Report
Athletic AthensArena
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) Viktor Benke started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes Athletic Athens got a freekick which was hit by Fotis Stefanou. The supporters of Peristeri Football Club booed when Athletic Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Argyris Sartzetakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ignatios Tsaris hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The supporters of Peristeri Football Club booed when Athletic Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chatziantoniou Kapelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Babbis Pentasferos in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Koulis Psikos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Koulis Psikos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Pentasferos in the 16th minute of play. Babbis Pentasferos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Babbis Pentasferos 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. Peristeri Football Club's Michael Bohlin got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 30th match minute, Peristeri Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sakis Siderakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 36thth minute of the game Babbis Pentasferos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Athletic Athens's Koulis Psikos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Babbis Pentasferos in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Koulis Psikos saved Athletic Athens from getting behind. When Peristeri Football Club's Babbis Pentasferos in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Athletic Athens's goalie prevented a goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Babbis Pentasferos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Aris Katevatis fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Peristeri Football Club's protests and gave Aris Katevatis a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Peristeri Football Club getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Aris Katevatis hit a great ball. In the 57th minute, Babbis Pentasferos 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. Athletic Athens's Koulis Psikos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Athletic Athens from getting a goal against them. In the 69th minute Peristeri Football Club were awarded a corner. Argyris Kolokotronis went to the cornerflag to take it. Fondas Louverdis made a great header on Peristeri Football Club's corner, it was just that Athletic Athens's Koulis Psikos managed to reach the ball for a save. When Athletic Athens's Andreas Poursanidis in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Peristeri Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. Koulis Psikos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 76th minute, which inside left pole to 0-1. Michael Bohlin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Koulis Psikos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babbis Pentasferos in the 83rd minute of play forced Athletic Athens's goalkeeper Koulis Psikos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ignatios Tsaris's late challenge caught a Peristeri Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ignatios Tsaris helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Peristeri Football Club booed when Athletic Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignatios Tsaris didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Andreas Poursanidis came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Athletic Athens 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 Andreas Poursanidis couldn't finish the play. Koulis Psikos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Babbis Pentasferos in the 94th minute of the match. Peristeri Football Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Argyris Kolokotronis in the 95th minute. After taking down the ball on Peristeri Football Club's corner Argyris Kolokotronis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Koulis Psikos quite easily take care of the ball.
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