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NEAR EAST Stadium
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vladimiros Charidis started the match with the kick off. In the 9th match minute, NEAR EAST was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eutichios Stavropoulos to maneuver through the defense. Zinon Koukoglou's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Hjalmar Bengtsson on his right side and into the goal. 10 minutes into the game it was 0-1. Aimilios Leontokardos succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. In the 25th minute Alexandros Giannakopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hjalmar Bengtsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimiros Charidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Hjalmar Bengtsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. NEAR EAST's Hjalmar Bengtsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandros Giannakopoulos in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Bourantas in the 38th minute of play forced Boϊmbouka FC's goalkeeper Loukas Sikas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NEAR EAST's Hjalmar Bengtsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimiros Charidis in the 40th minute of play. Hjalmar Bengtsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandros Giannakopoulos in the 42nd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Boϊmbouka FC's Vladimiros Charidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hjalmar Bengtsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Hjalmar Bengtsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiros Charidis in the 54th minute of the match. When Eleftherios Mendrinos fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Boϊmbouka FC's protests and gave Eleftherios Mendrinos a yellow card for diving instead. Loukas Sikas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Bourantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eutichios Stavropoulos hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Loukas Sikas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aimilios Leontokardos, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Thomas Bachramis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NEAR EAST's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Boϊmbouka FC the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in NEAR EAST fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! The referee gave Boϊmbouka FC a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Zinon Koukoglou, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of NEAR EAST's Hjalmar Bengtsson. 1-2. Aimilios Leontokardos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 89 minutes, Dimitris Bourantas made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Boϊmbouka FC's Loukas Sikas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Aimilios Leontokardos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charis Tsigos during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 97 minutes into the game, Dimitris Bourantas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Loukas Sikas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Boϊmbouka FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.