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Valkánon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) With his leg Apostolis Thomaidis managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Valkánon BC's Panagiotis Laskos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Elpides Kavalas Academy getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Aggelos Kalaitzidis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thrasivoulos Kalabokis in the 10th minute of play forced Elpides Kavalas Academy's goalkeeper Apostolis Thomaidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thrasivoulos Kalabokis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Panagiotis Laskos struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Apostolis Thomaidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valkánon BC. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Apostolis Thomaidis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Valkánon BC booed when Elpides Kavalas Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alkis Laskaridis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 21 in the game by Panagiotis Laskos from a close distance when the talented Apostolis Thomaidis managed to make a qualified save. Elpides Kavalas Academy's players were relieved. Apostolis Thomaidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Panagiotis Laskos in the 29th minute. Thrasivoulos Kalabokis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apostolis Thomaidis having to interfere. Thrasivoulos Kalabokis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 38 minutes, Thrasivoulos Kalabokis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valkánon BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thrasivoulos Kalabokis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Panagiotis Laskos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Apostolis Thomaidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chrisostomos Rathosis during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Chrisostomos Rathosis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Minas Perdikoglou came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Elpides Kavalas Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Minas Perdikoglou couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Valkánon BC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Marios Charalambakis hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Minas Perdikoglou made the kick off in the second half. Apostolis Thomaidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thrasivoulos Kalabokis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Telis Sfoliatas got free with Anastasios Mantziris in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Panagiotis Laskos might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Apostolis Thomaidis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Panagiotis Laskos ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thrasivoulos Kalabokis in the 79th minute of play forced Elpides Kavalas Academy's goalkeeper Apostolis Thomaidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thrasivoulos Kalabokis in the 83rd minute of play forced Elpides Kavalas Academy's goalkeeper Apostolis Thomaidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panagiotis Laskos in the 85th minute of play forced Elpides Kavalas Academy's goalkeeper Apostolis Thomaidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panagiotis Laskos in the 91st minute of play forced Elpides Kavalas Academy's goalkeeper Apostolis Thomaidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thrasivoulos Kalabokis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Panagiotis Laskos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Apostolis Thomaidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Thrasivoulos Kalabokis had to leave the field with a concussion. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Elpides Kavalas Academy! When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Valkánon BC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.