League

Sparti
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thanasis Kleftokotakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanos Theodorakoglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panos Rapsomanikis having to interfere. Thanasis Kleftokotakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Panos Rapsomanikis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanasis Kleftokotakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Panos Rapsomanikis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanos Theodorakoglou in the 12th minute of play forced Spartans's goalkeeper Panos Rapsomanikis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Thanasis Kleftokotakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Panos Rapsomanikis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 18 minutes of play, Goura BC's Thanasis Kleftokotakis made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panos Rapsomanikis was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Goura BC's Thanos Theodorakoglou in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spartans's goalie prevented a goal. Markos Benos hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Panos Rapsomanikis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanos Theodorakoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panos Rapsomanikis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanasis Kleftokotakis in the 25th minute of play. Markos Benos charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Markos Benos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes Spartans got a freekick which was hit by Markos Benos. Thanasis Kleftokotakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panos Rapsomanikis having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thanos Theodorakoglou in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Panos Rapsomanikis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Thanasis Kleftokotakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panos Rapsomanikis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanos Theodorakoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panos Rapsomanikis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanos Theodorakoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Spartans players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Goura BC were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miltos Natsis to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanos Theodorakoglou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Panos Rapsomanikis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute Thanasis Kleftokotakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Rapsomanikis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Spartans's Panos Rapsomanikis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanasis Kleftokotakis in the 61st minute of play. Panos Rapsomanikis was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Thanasis Kleftokotakis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thanasis Kleftokotakis really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. If Miltos Natsis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanos Theodorakoglou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanos Theodorakoglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panos Rapsomanikis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stratos Prelorentzos in the 83rd minute of play forced Goura BC's goalkeeper Manolis Kanellopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Goura BC booed when Spartans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markos Benos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of Spartans:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Goura BC:s goal. Thanos Theodorakoglou succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 91st playminute. Goura BC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Loukas Tassatos in the 100th minute. Thanos Theodorakoglou was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Goura BC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.