League

Arkochσrion Stadium
Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sakis Mitrofanis started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute, Stratos Zouganelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Sakis Mitrofanis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Odysseas Mendrinos. black shadow's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sakis Mitrofanis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. A collision led to black shadow getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Themos Tsatsoulis hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in black shadow's zone, Sakis Mitrofanis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Odysseas Mendrinos came out of the goal and Sakis Mitrofanis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sakis Mitrofanis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, black shadow's goal looked a bit too open when Joel da Mata came free, but Odysseas Mendrinos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Odysseas Mendrinos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel da Mata's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Sakis Mitrofanis notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of black shadow's Odysseas Mendrinos. Odysseas Mendrinos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikolas Kladakis during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nikolas Kladakis hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the game, Sotiris Tseberlidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. black shadow's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mpemphdes Syrou the free kick. A collision led to black shadow getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Sotiris Tseberlidis hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Joel da Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mpemphdes Syrou's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel da Mata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Odysseas Mendrinos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Achilleas Kastanias to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, black shadow's Odysseas Mendrinos got control of the ball when Sakis Mitrofanis tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Sakis Mitrofanis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mpemphdes Syrou's supporters rose to their feet, but Sakis Mitrofanis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Odysseas Mendrinos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 62 minutes into the game, Mpemphdes Syrou's Nuno Flores nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Odysseas Mendrinos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Sakis Mitrofanis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel da Mata struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Odysseas Mendrinos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mpemphdes Syrou. Odysseas Mendrinos was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Nuno Flores capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nuno Flores really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. In the 74th minute, black shadow's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sakis Mitrofanis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nuno Flores sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nuno Flores might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Odysseas Mendrinos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nuno Flores ran back to his position shaking his head. Odysseas Mendrinos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Flores, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After having played for 79 minutes, Sakis Mitrofanis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mpemphdes Syrou's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sakis Mitrofanis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sakis Mitrofanis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Odysseas Mendrinos made a huge save. Nikitas Vouros hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, black shadow's goalkeeper Odysseas Mendrinos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sakis Mitrofanis. In the 89th minute, Mpemphdes Syrou's Sakis Mitrofanis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. Odysseas Mendrinos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Flores, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The black shadow fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mpemphdes Syrou were clearly better and deserved to take the win.