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Makrokhσri
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Panos Pragidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Topσlia's goalkeeper Dimitris Georgas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manolis Pachatouridis. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Savas Moutzouris during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Topσlia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Savas Moutzouris to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the game, Ntinos Karalis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Topσlia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Makrokhσri the free kick. After 18 played minutes Topσlia got a freekick which was hit by Ntinos Karalis. Dimitris Georgas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Panos Pragidis's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Dimitris Georgas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Pragidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dimitris Georgas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Pragidis in the 24th minute of play. Panos Pragidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Dimitris Georgas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 26 minutes, Manolis Pachatouridis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Makrokhσri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manolis Pachatouridis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dimitris Georgas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Panos Pragidis's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Panos Pragidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Makrokhσri's supporters rose to their feet, but Panos Pragidis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dimitris Georgas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Manolis Pachatouridis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37thth minute of the game Panos Pragidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Topσlia's Dimitris Georgas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 41st minute, Panos Pragidis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dimitris Georgas. The goal made the score 1-1. Panos Pragidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Dimitris Georgas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th match minute, Topσlia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prokopis Pathekas to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Savas Moutzouris made a kick off. The Makrokhσri fans' excitement grew in the 51st match minute when Makrokhσri's Panos Pragidis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Panos Pragidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manolis Pachatouridis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimitris Georgas having to interfere. When Makrokhσri's Panos Pragidis in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Topσlia's goalie prevented a goal. Dimitris Georgas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Pragidis in the 62nd minute of play. Dimitris Georgas came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Makrokhσri's Manolis Pachatouridis. But to his dismay, Manolis Pachatouridis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Makrokhσri's Manolis Pachatouridis got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Makrokhσri's Panos Pragidis got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience held their breath when Ntinos Karalis in the 79th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Fragiskos Tzikas's left hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Savas Moutzouris managed to get in a good position for a shot. Topσlia's supporters rose to their feet, but Savas Moutzouris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fragiskos Tzikas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Savas Moutzouris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Fragiskos Tzikas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Topσlia's zone, Panos Pragidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimitris Georgas came out of the goal and Panos Pragidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Topσlia's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Pragidis came free, but Dimitris Georgas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimitris Georgas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Pragidis in the 96th minute of the match. Makrokhσri walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.