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Riαkia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nikos Kazazis hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Anastasios Pantaleon succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Thanos Fragis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Notis Papachristoudis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Patra's Anastasios Pantaleon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stavros Trofantos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stavros Trofantos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Pardalakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Notis Papachristoudis fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Riαkia's protests and gave Notis Papachristoudis a yellow card for diving instead. Notis Papachristoudis hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Kostas Kabantais, 30 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasios Pantaleon in the 32nd minute of play forced Riαkia's goalkeeper Stavros Trofantos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Anastasios Pantaleon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stavros Trofantos. Riαkia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anastasios Pantaleon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasios Pantaleon in the 37th minute of play forced Riαkia's goalkeeper Stavros Trofantos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kostas Pardalakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Stavros Trofantos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 40 minutes, Stratos Saraliotis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Patra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stratos Saraliotis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Patra getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Stratos Saraliotis hit a great ball. If Anastasios Pantaleon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Sakis Charalambis made the kick off in the second half. Kostas Pardalakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Stavros Trofantos made a huge save. Patra's Kostas Pardalakis got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stavros Trofantos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasios Pantaleon in the 64th minute of play. Riαkia's Stavros Trofantos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Riαkia from getting a goal against them. Anastasios Pantaleon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Kostas Pardalakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute, Kostas Pardalakis 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. Makis Koutas's late challenge caught a Patra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Makis Koutas helped the player get up and apologised. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Riαkia! Kostas Pardalakis 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. After a rather tough play, Riαkia's Makis Koutas got a free kick in the 86th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kostas Pardalakis got free with Stavros Trofantos in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 89 minutes, Anastasios Pantaleon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Patra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anastasios Pantaleon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 91 minutes of play Riαkia's Notis Papachristoudis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 92nd match minute, Riαkia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Notis Papachristoudis to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Kostas Kabantais from long distance, 93 minutes into the match, got Stavros Trofantos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Anastasios Pantaleon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anastasios Pantaleon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stavros Trofantos having to interfere. Patra's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.