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Kato Zalogko Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Themis Balaskas kicked off to start the match. Arsenio Gustau made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Odysseas Savouras sent off a good shot on target. CSKA BG's Arsenio Gustau proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save CSKA BG from getting a goal against them. In the 9th match minute, CSKA BG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Themis Balaskas to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, CSKA BG's Arsenio Gustau got control of the ball when Marinos Domazos tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Nontas Spaneas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Themis Balaskas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 21 minutes into the match, CSKA BG's goal looked a bit too open when Nontas Spaneas came free, but Arsenio Gustau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chrisostomos Karagrigoriou charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chrisostomos Karagrigoriou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to CSKA BG getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Chrisostomos Karagrigoriou hit a great ball. After having played for 23 minutes, Nontas Spaneas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kato Zalogko's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nontas Spaneas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kato Zalogko's attack was well implemented in the 23rd minute, but when Marinos Domazos was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 25th match minute, Kato Zalogko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Odysseas Savouras to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Kato Zalogko's zone, Evripidis Veletzas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikos Poulopoulos came out of the goal and Evripidis Veletzas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CSKA BG's Arsenio Gustau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nontas Spaneas in the 34th minute of play. Marinos Domazos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Arsenio Gustau made a huge save. With a little luck, CSKA BG's Arsenio Gustau got control of the ball when Marinos Domazos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chrisostomos Karagrigoriou hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nontas Spaneas in the 46th minute of play forced CSKA BG's goalkeeper Arsenio Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nontas Spaneas was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes CSKA BG got a freekick which was hit by Loukianos Kopanidis. Arsenio Gustau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marinos Domazos, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, CSKA BG's Themis Balaskas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikos Poulopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arsenio Gustau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nontas Spaneas in the 58th minute of play. When Nontas Spaneas came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Kato Zalogko 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 Nontas Spaneas couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marinos Domazos in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arsenio Gustau saved CSKA BG from getting behind. In the 64th minute, Giannis Koukoglou had to leave the field with a concussion. During the 64th minute of the match Chrisostomos Karagrigoriou completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Chrisostomos Karagrigoriou a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 66th minute, Chrisostomos Karagrigoriou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arsenio Gustau didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marinos Domazos went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When Themis Balaskas came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the CSKA BG 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 Themis Balaskas couldn't finish the play. Arsenio Gustau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marinos Domazos in the 75th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Marinos Domazos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Arsenio Gustau was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Kato Zalogko getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Odysseas Savouras hit a great ball. CSKA BG's Evripidis Veletzas got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 86 minutes, Marinos Domazos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kato Zalogko's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marinos Domazos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marinos Domazos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arsenio Gustau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marinos Domazos's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Arsenio Gustau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nontas Spaneas in the 92nd minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Kato Zalogko's Marinos Domazos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arsenio Gustau made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The Kato Zalogko players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.