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Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Basílio Henriques started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Méga Bisdoúni BC's goalkeeper Demis Panagiotopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Minas Poulianitis. In the 5th minute, Méga Bisdoúni BC's Apostolikas Karvelas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Apostolikas Karvelas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Méga Bisdoúni BC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Apostolikas Karvelas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Valerios Plexidas placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Basílio Henriques received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Demis Panagiotopoulos came out and tried to block the shot, but Basílio Henriques slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. Prokopis Papachantzoulis kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Valerios Plexidas made a great header on CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's corner, it was just that Méga Bisdoúni BC's Demis Panagiotopoulos managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Méga Bisdoúni BC's Demis Panagiotopoulos got control of the ball when Minas Poulianitis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Demis Panagiotopoulos made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Basílio Henriques sent off a good shot on target. 33 minutes into the game, Anestis Koutos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Méga Bisdoúni BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CONSTANTINOPLE C.F the free kick. After a rather tough play, Méga Bisdoúni BC's Anestis Koutos got a free kick in the 34th minute. Demis Panagiotopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basílio Henriques in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match Kosmas Bonos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Orestis Giotidis skillfully saved the ball. Demis Panagiotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nistor Șerbulescu in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Prokopis Papachantzoulis made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Basílio Henriques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demis Panagiotopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Méga Bisdoúni BC's Demis Panagiotopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basílio Henriques in the 55th minute of play. Demis Panagiotopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nistor Șerbulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 minutes of play, CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's Basílio Henriques made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demis Panagiotopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stamatis Kalafatakis kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Christian Carrios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demis Panagiotopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's Stamatis Kalafatakis got a free kick in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Méga Bisdoúni BC's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Henriques came free, but Demis Panagiotopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's Minas Poulianitis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Demis Panagiotopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Demis Panagiotopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nistor Șerbulescu in the 82nd minute of play. Minas Poulianitis scored 5-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Demis Panagiotopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th match minute, CONSTANTINOPLE C.F was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Minas Poulianitis to maneuver through the defense. Demis Panagiotopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Carrios, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 93 minutes of play, CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's Christian Carrios made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demis Panagiotopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 96th minute, Christian Carrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CONSTANTINOPLE C.F walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.