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Dhafnσnas Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Miltiadis Giannopoulos made the kick off which started today's match. Stefanos Vyntras's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Dionysis Papadopoulos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 9 minutes into the match, Dhafnσnas BC's goal looked a bit too open when Miltiadis Giannopoulos came free, but Anastasios Karakostas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Soulis Theodorakakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Stamatis Kirkos fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gríspiani's protests and gave Stamatis Kirkos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th minute, Stamatis Kirkos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Miltiadis Giannopoulos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stefanos Vyntras got free with Dionysis Papadopoulos in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dionysis Papadopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Theodorakakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. With an all-out effort, Dhafnσnas BC's Dionysis Papadopoulos threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Soulis Theodorakakos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Soulis Theodorakakos to strike the kick off in the second half. Pipis Poupalos hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Giorgos Ntovas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gríspiani's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgos Ntovas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anastasios Karakostas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 65 minutes into the match, Dhafnσnas BC's Soulis Theodorakakos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dionysis Papadopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 68th minute Soulis Theodorakakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionysis Papadopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dhafnσnas BC's Anastasios Karakostas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miltiadis Giannopoulos in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th match minute, Dhafnσnas BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lazaros Georgeas to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute Stefanos Vyntras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionysis Papadopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soulis Theodorakakos in the 82nd minute of play forced Gríspiani's goalkeeper Dionysis Papadopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Soulis Theodorakakos made a precise shot to the right of Dionysis Papadopoulos. Gríspiani's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Stefanos Vyntras managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dhafnσnas BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Stefanos Vyntras was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dionysis Papadopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dionysis Papadopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soulis Theodorakakos in the 99th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Dhafnσnas BC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gríspiani had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.