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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Vrangianα's Panos Bourlokas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Vrangianα's Thodoris Giannopoulatos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Vrangianα from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Oranie getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Marios Stavrakakis hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, Oranie's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Bourlokas came free, but Theocharis Kolokotronis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes, Marios Kostopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Oranie and the Vrangianα players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 10 played minutes Oranie got a freekick which was hit by Marios Kostopoulos. Theocharis Kolokotronis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Bourlokas in the 15th minute of the match. Theocharis Kolokotronis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Bourlokas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Vrangianα booed when Oranie was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonis Ikonomakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vrangianα's Giannis Lazarakoglou got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Dimitris Bazinas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vrangianα fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Christos Ioannou kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After having played for 32 minutes, Dimitris Gaitanidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oranie's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimitris Gaitanidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Petros Kalinichtas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thodoris Giannopoulatos having to interfere. Vrangianα's Thodoris Giannopoulatos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marios Stavrakakis in the 39th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Vrangianα's zone, Marios Stavrakakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thodoris Giannopoulatos came out of the goal and Marios Stavrakakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Eleftherios Kalomiris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half Vrangianα were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Petros Kalinichtas to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Panos Bourlokas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theocharis Kolokotronis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marios Stavrakakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marios Stavrakakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thodoris Giannopoulatos having to interfere. Marios Stavrakakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Vrangianα's zone, Dimitris Gaitanidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thodoris Giannopoulatos came out of the goal and Dimitris Gaitanidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marios Stavrakakis in the 70th minute of play forced Vrangianα's goalkeeper Thodoris Giannopoulatos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marios Stavrakakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Eleftherios Kalomiris managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oranie's supporters rose to their feet, but Eleftherios Kalomiris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thodoris Giannopoulatos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marios Stavrakakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stergios Sinis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thodoris Giannopoulatos having to interfere. Marios Stavrakakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stergios Sinis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vrangianα's goalkeeper Thodoris Giannopoulatos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Petros Kalinichtas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thodoris Giannopoulatos having to interfere. Petros Kalinichtas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Thodoris Giannopoulatos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marios Stavrakakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vrangianα were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Oranie's much stronger midfield.