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Tsapralaνika
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iordanis Kyriakidis started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Iordanis Kyriakidis 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. Kosmas Balaouras succeeded in the game's 11th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. With a little luck, Leskαtsi BC's Nikos Ntaralas got control of the ball when Kosmas Balaouras tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iordanis Kyriakidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Stergios Theriaklis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kostas Xifaras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iordanis Kyriakidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iordanis Kyriakidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostas Xifaras having to interfere. 46 minutes into the game, Iordanis Kyriakidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Kostas Xifaras was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viktoras Pavlakos to make the kick off. If Iordanis Kyriakidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Leskαtsi BC booed when ΠΡΟΟΔΟΣ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louis Argyropoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience held their breath when Stergios Theriaklis in the 58th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Kostas Xifaras's left hand side. In the 61st match minute, ΠΡΟΟΔΟΣ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kosmas Balaouras to maneuver through the defense. Iordanis Kyriakidis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kostas Xifaras firmly grabbed it by the left post. ΠΡΟΟΔΟΣ FC's Kostas Xifaras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save ΠΡΟΟΔΟΣ FC from getting a goal against them. When Panos Zisimopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΠΡΟΟΔΟΣ FC's protests and gave Panos Zisimopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. When Stergios Theriaklis, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 81 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Kostas Xifaras was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Sotiris Germanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ΠΡΟΟΔΟΣ FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Kostas Taflabas scored to the left of an out of position Kostas Xifaras, making the score, 1-2. Iordanis Kyriakidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Stergios Theriaklis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kostas Xifaras, 1-3. When the match was over Leskαtsi BC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ΠΡΟΟΔΟΣ FC throughout the match.