League

Siαta Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikos Kabantais got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Argyris Charisteas managed to get in a good position for a shot. FAST FOOD F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Argyris Charisteas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavlos Kanaris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giorgos Philipidis got free with Alkis Varelopoulos in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Nikos Kabantais came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Siαta 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 Nikos Kabantais couldn't finish the play. After 9 played minutes FAST FOOD F.C got a freekick which was hit by Stelios Strimmenos. Giorgos Philipidiss short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Alkis Varelopoulos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 16th minute, Themis Serdaris reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alkis Varelopoulos. The goal made the score 2-0. After having played for 19 minutes, Giorgos Philipidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Siαta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giorgos Philipidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikos Kabantais got free with Alkis Varelopoulos in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alkis Varelopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Kabantais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FAST FOOD F.C getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Stelios Strimmenos hit a great ball. Alkis Varelopoulos acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 25th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Panagiotis Monokrousos. Alkis Varelopoulos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nikos Kabantais went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After having played for 30 minutes, Nikos Kabantais managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Siαta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikos Kabantais was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alkis Varelopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Kabantais, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Alkis Varelopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giorgos Philipidis in the 37th minute. When Giorgos Philipidis came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Siαta 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 Giorgos Philipidis couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Giorgos Philipidis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Giorgos Philipidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Stelios Strimmenos made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Siαta's Nikos Kabantais sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alkis Varelopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alkis Varelopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Belevonis in the 56th minute of play. Stelios Strimmenos hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes Siαta got a freekick which was hit by Themis Serdaris. In the 69th match minute, Siαta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orestis Mitrou to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FAST FOOD F.C's goalkeeper Alkis Varelopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Siαta's Nikos Kabantais got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alkis Varelopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Kabantais in the 79th minute of play. Giorgos Philipidis struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Alkis Varelopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Siαta. If Nikos Kabantais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 85 minutes, Themis Serdaris mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Siαta and the FAST FOOD F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th match minute, Siαta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Themis Serdaris to maneuver through the defense. After 87 minutes of play, Siαta's Giorgos Philipidis made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alkis Varelopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alkis Varelopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Philipidis in the 91st minute of the match. Nikos Kabantais received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Alkis Varelopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Siαta's Giorgos Philipidis, in the 96th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Siαta. In the 97th match minute, FAST FOOD F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stelios Strimmenos to maneuver through the defense.