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Megali Kerasia Stadi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Andreas Orfanidis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Orfanidis in the 6th minute of play forced Megali Kerasia's goalkeeper Anastasios Bouloukos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Kolkhís FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kleon Palaskas came free, but Dimitris Pissas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Megali Kerasia's Adamantios Mitsikostas got a free kick in the 11th minute. Manos Siopis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anastasios Bouloukos. Megali Kerasia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 16th minute, Kyriakos Manolakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Megali Kerasia's Ntinos Viglas got a free kick in the 19th minute. Ntinos Megas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kleon Palaskas might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dimitris Pissas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kleon Palaskas ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 27th minute of the match, Kleon Palaskas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dimitris Pissas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dimitris Pissas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kleon Palaskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Kolkhís FC's Leonidas Skondras got a free kick in the 37th minute. If Ntinos Megas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kolkhís FC's Andreas Orfanidis got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Kleon Palaskas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dimitris Pissas, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kleon Palaskas to make the kick off. Kleon Palaskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kolkhís FC's goalkeeper Dimitris Pissas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leonidas Fragos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Dimitris Pissas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleon Palaskas in the 63rd minute of play forced Kolkhís FC's goalkeeper Dimitris Pissas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonidas Fragos struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Dimitris Pissas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Megali Kerasia. 67 minutes into the match, Megali Kerasia's Leonidas Fragos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dimitris Pissas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69thth minute of the game Kleon Palaskas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kolkhís FC's Dimitris Pissas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75thth minute of the game Kleon Palaskas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kolkhís FC's Dimitris Pissas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kolkhís FC's goalkeeper Dimitris Pissas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kolkhís FC's Dimitris Pissas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kleon Palaskas in the 77th minute of play. Dimitris Pissas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonidas Fragos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Leonidas Fragos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kleon Palaskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Leonidas Fragos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 92 minutes into the game, Megali Kerasia's Kleon Palaskas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimitris Pissas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After 96 played minutes, Megali Kerasia's Anastasios Tzevelekos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dimitris Pissas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Megali Kerasia reached it. Kolkhís FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.