League

Griva
Spectators: 6741 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 0) If Vassilis Kosmoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tilemachos Kokolakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikos Katsiaounis in the 6th minute. The audience was convinced that Fragiskos Takounakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christos Kazantzas was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Christos Kazantzas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vassilis Kosmoulis in the 18th minute of play. Nikos Katsiaounis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vassilis Kosmoulis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Christos Kazantzas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fragiskos Partalidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, METS AO's goalkeeper Tilemachos Kokolakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikos Katsiaounis. Tilemachos Kokolakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fondas Salonikis in the 43rd minute of the match. Christos Kazantzas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fragiskos Partalidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Fondas Salonikis made the kick off in the second half. Tilemachos Kokolakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fondas Salonikis in the 58th minute of the match. When Prodromos Rapanakis fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Griva's protests and gave Prodromos Rapanakis a yellow card for diving instead. If Fragiskos Partalidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the game, one of Griva:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Fondas Salonikis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Tilemachos Kokolakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tilemachos Kokolakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Katsiaounis in the 79th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in METS AO's zone, Fondas Salonikis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tilemachos Kokolakis came out of the goal and Fondas Salonikis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christos Kazantzas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fragiskos Partalidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute of the match METS AO got a corner. Griva's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marinos Kourmentalas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led METS AO's Marinos Kourmentalas to fire away a dangerous shot which Christos Kazantzas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. METS AO's Fragiskos Partalidis got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Fondas Salonikis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 96 minutes, Fondas Salonikis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Griva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fondas Salonikis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tilemachos Kokolakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fondas Salonikis in the 98th minute of play. If Fragiskos Partalidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The METS AO players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.