League

Tycherón
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Zαtouna's Telis Papalexis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Paris Stavrou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Telis Papalexis in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Paris Malezas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tycherón's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zαtouna the free kick. After a rather tough play, Tycherón's Paris Malezas got a free kick in the 6th minute. Tycherón's Paris Stavrou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Telis Papalexis in the 9th minute of play. Zαtouna's Petros Saravakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Zαtouna from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Zαtouna's Vaggelis Lyberopoulos got a free kick in the 17th minute. The supporters of Zαtouna booed when Tycherón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefanos Sterpis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute, Vaggelis Lyberopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tycherón's Telis Skandalis couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 21st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Zαtouna. 23 minutes into the game, Zαtouna's Achilleas Egomitis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paris Stavrou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Paris Stavrou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achilleas Egomitis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paris Stavrou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telis Papalexis in the 27th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Zαtouna's zone, Telis Skandalis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Petros Saravakos came out of the goal and Telis Skandalis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 34 minutes into the game, Tycherón's Telis Skandalis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Petros Saravakos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Thymios Vardoulakis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paris Stavrou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. If Telis Skandalis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Tycherón's goal looked a bit too open when Thymios Vardoulakis came free, but Paris Stavrou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paris Stavrou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thymios Vardoulakis went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Telis Skandalis made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Thymios Vardoulakis made a precise shot to the right of Paris Stavrou. Tycherón's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Achilleas Egomitis's late challenge caught a Tycherón's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Achilleas Egomitis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute, Achilleas Egomitis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute of the match, Thymios Vardoulakis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Paris Stavrou was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 60 minutes into the match, Tycherón's goal looked a bit too open when Telis Papalexis came free, but Paris Stavrou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Achilleas Egomitis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Paris Stavrou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Telis Papalexis in the 70th minute of play forced Tycherón's goalkeeper Paris Stavrou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Telis Skandalis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Petros Saravakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telis Skandalis in the 76th minute of the match. Petros Saravakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telis Skandalis, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Telis Skandalis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petros Saravakos having to interfere. After 90 minutes of play, Zαtouna's Thymios Vardoulakis made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paris Stavrou was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thymios Vardoulakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Paris Stavrou made a huge save. Paris Stavrou made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Achilleas Egomitis sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Zαtouna had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.