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Néo Gynaikókastro St
Spectators: 6743 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Charis Baltas got free with Sofoklis Pantazidis in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Néo Gynaikókastro BC's goalkeeper Menelaos Giotis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 9 minutes into the game, one of Néo Gynaikókastro BC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Menelaos Giotis went to the wrong direction when Paraskevas Patistas was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Markos Kidonas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Menelaos Giotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Kidonas, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theofilos Pirtsos in the 19th minute of play forced Néo Gynaikókastro BC's goalkeeper Menelaos Giotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Menelaos Giotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Kidonas, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 25 played minutes, Diavata's Paraskevas Patistas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Menelaos Giotis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Diavata reached it. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Néo Gynaikókastro BC's goalkeeper Menelaos Giotis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Markos Kidonas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Diavata fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Charis Goumas's late challenge caught a Néo Gynaikókastro BC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Charis Goumas helped the player get up and apologised. Charis Goumas kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After having played for 41 minutes, Theofilos Pirtsos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Diavata's supporters crossed their fingers, but Theofilos Pirtsos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Néo Gynaikókastro BC's zone, Markos Kidonas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menelaos Giotis came out of the goal and Markos Kidonas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Néo Gynaikókastro BC's Charis Baltas got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The wind increased when Valerios Pagalos made the kick off in the second half. When Theofilos Pirtsos came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Diavata 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 Theofilos Pirtsos couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valerios Pagalos in the 55th minute of play forced Diavata's goalkeeper Sofoklis Pantazidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sofoklis Pantazidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Charis Baltas went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 64th minute, Markos Kidonas 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. Theofilos Pirtsos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Menelaos Giotis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Diavata's Theofilos Pirtsos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Menelaos Giotis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vassilis Karfopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Menelaos Giotis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Theofilos Pirtsos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Menelaos Giotis. That made the score 1-2 in the 72 minute of play. Sofoklis Pantazidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valerios Pagalos in the 76th minute of the match. If Charis Baltas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Menelaos Giotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theofilos Pirtsos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 91 minutes, Vassilis Karfopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Diavata and the Néo Gynaikókastro BC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Néo Gynaikókastro BC booed when Diavata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vassilis Karfopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Néo Gynaikókastro BC's Menelaos Giotis got control of the ball when Markos Kidonas tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over Diavata could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Néo Gynaikókastro BC throughout the match.