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Arila Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Alexandros Zacharias started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Giannis Leventis lost his temper 5 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 4 minutes into the game, one of ολυμπιακος:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tilemachos Mimidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Patsiavouras in the 10th minute of the match. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arila! Fragiskos Rigatos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Babbis Georgiadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fragiskos Rigatos might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Babbis Georgiadis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fragiskos Rigatos ran back to his position shaking his head. Babbis Georgiadis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Themistoklis Kalamarakis in the 21st minute. Fragiskos Rigatos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Babbis Georgiadis having to interfere. Themistoklis Kalamarakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Babbis Georgiadis having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fragiskos Rigatos in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Babbis Georgiadis saved ολυμπιακος from getting behind. Themistoklis Kalamarakis in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Babbis Georgiadis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fragiskos Rigatos in the 34th minute of play forced ολυμπιακος's goalkeeper Babbis Georgiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Patsiavouras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, ολυμπιακος's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Themistoklis Kalamarakis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fragiskos Rigatos got free with Babbis Georgiadis in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Babbis Georgiadis was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Fragiskos Rigatos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fragiskos Rigatos really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. 47 minutes into the match, ολυμπιακος's goalkeeper Babbis Georgiadis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Themistoklis Kalamarakis. Fragiskos Rigatos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fragiskos Rigatos to strike the kick off in the second half. Themistoklis Kalamarakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Babbis Georgiadis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fragiskos Rigatos in the 59th minute of play forced ολυμπιακος's goalkeeper Babbis Georgiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Themistoklis Kalamarakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st match minute, ολυμπιακος was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fanis Seremetis to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the ολυμπιακος defense, Fragiskos Rigatos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Babbis Georgiadis. The ολυμπιακος fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Babbis Georgiadis should have stopped the shot. ολυμπιακος's Babbis Georgiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fragiskos Rigatos in the 77th minute of play. A collision led to ολυμπιακος getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Alexandros Zacharias hit a great ball. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind ολυμπιακος's goalkeeper Babbis Georgiadis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Babbis Georgiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themistoklis Kalamarakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Themistoklis Kalamarakis struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Babbis Georgiadis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arila. Babbis Georgiadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themistoklis Kalamarakis in the 93rd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the game, Fanis Seremetis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ολυμπιακος's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arila the free kick. Themistoklis Kalamarakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Babbis Georgiadis having to interfere. 98 minutes into the match, Arila's Fragiskos Rigatos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Babbis Georgiadis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the Arila players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.