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Kokkinóchoma
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Giorgos Tsouloufas got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Kokkinóchoma FC's Antonis Pelidis got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Apostolos Akrivos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akakios Kavaliaratos, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After having played for 15 minutes, Simos Vamvakas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kokkinóchoma FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simos Vamvakas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Kokkinóchoma FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Tsouloufas came free, but Apostolos Akrivos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simos Vamvakas 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. A collision led to Porto Leone getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Giorgos Tsouloufas hit a great ball. Kokkinóchoma FC's Apostolos Akrivos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akakios Kavaliaratos in the 38th minute of play. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Porto Leone's goalkeeper Isidoros Katsanevas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kostas Siafakas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Akakios Kavaliaratos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Apostolos Akrivos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonis Pelidis during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Kokkinóchoma FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonis Pelidis to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Kokkinóchoma FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Eutichios Chatzinathanail hit a great ball. When Simos Vamvakas came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Kokkinóchoma FC 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 Simos Vamvakas couldn't finish the play. Kostas Siafakas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidoros Katsanevas having to interfere. If Simos Vamvakas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fondas Melas's late challenge caught a Porto Leone's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fondas Melas helped the player get up and apologised. After 80 played minutes Kokkinóchoma FC got a freekick which was hit by Fondas Melas. In the 81st minute of the match Kyriakos Papoutsakos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Apostolos Akrivos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Isidoros Katsanevas came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Kokkinóchoma FC's Eutichios Chatzinathanail. But to his dismay, Eutichios Chatzinathanail quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Giannis Karaflas was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 89 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Kokkinóchoma FC's Giannis Karaflas got a free kick in the 90th minute. When Kyriakos Papoutsakos came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Porto Leone 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 Kyriakos Papoutsakos couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Kokkinóchoma FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.