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Bambaliσ
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) REMAL MADRID's Prokopis Perdikas 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. In the 8th minute, Thodoris Vdelas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grigoris Agathoulis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Concetto Basilico made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Bambaliσ's zone, Stelios Bertsis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alkis Lagos came out of the goal and Stelios Bertsis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, REMAL MADRID's Thodoris Vdelas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Thodoris Vdelas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of REMAL MADRID protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Thodoris Vdelas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Concetto Basilico went to the wrong direction when Leonardo Pereira was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Concetto Basilico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juliusz Wolnik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stelios Bertsis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Bambaliσ booed when REMAL MADRID was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleftherios Veniamin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grigoris Agathoulis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Concetto Basilico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iosif Mastoras's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Concetto Basilico read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. If Stelios Bertsis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Stelios Bertsis came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the REMAL MADRID 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 Stelios Bertsis couldn't finish the play. 43 minutes into the match, REMAL MADRID's goal looked a bit too open when Juliusz Wolnik came free, but Concetto Basilico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 played minutes REMAL MADRID got a freekick which was hit by Charis Karamanis. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juliusz Wolnik to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliusz Wolnik in the 60th minute of play forced REMAL MADRID's goalkeeper Concetto Basilico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliusz Wolnik in the 62nd minute of play forced REMAL MADRID's goalkeeper Concetto Basilico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charis Karamanis's late challenge caught a Bambaliσ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Charis Karamanis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd minute, Charis Karamanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Mastoras in the 72nd minute of play forced REMAL MADRID's goalkeeper Concetto Basilico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stelios Bertsis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alkis Lagos having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Stelios Bertsis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Juliusz Wolnik's late challenge caught a REMAL MADRID's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juliusz Wolnik helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bambaliσ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Juliusz Wolnik hit a great ball. The supporters of REMAL MADRID booed when Bambaliσ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Notis Simopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Juliusz Wolnik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Concetto Basilico. REMAL MADRID's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juliusz Wolnik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the REMAL MADRID players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bambaliσ.