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Vrakαdhes
Spectators: 6741 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christos Philipidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Menelaos Anagnostakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telis Kamaras in the 3rd minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Telis Kamaras had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Menelaos Anagnostakis. Vrakαdhes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Telis Kamaras was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Telis Kamaras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menelaos Anagnostakis having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fokas Dimopoulos in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Menelaos Anagnostakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rantátika FC's Takis Kakoulakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Philipidis in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute Fokas Dimopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menelaos Anagnostakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Rantátika FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christodoulos Kallimanis to maneuver through the defense. Telis Kamaras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menelaos Anagnostakis having to interfere. Telis Kamaras struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Menelaos Anagnostakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rantátika FC. Vrakαdhes's Menelaos Anagnostakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fokas Dimopoulos in the 32nd minute of play. Menelaos Anagnostakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fokas Dimopoulos's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Menelaos Anagnostakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fokas Dimopoulos in the 34th minute of play. Telis Kamaras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Menelaos Anagnostakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fokas Dimopoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Menelaos Anagnostakis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fokas Dimopoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Vrakαdhes's goalkeeper Menelaos Anagnostakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 42 minutes into the game, Fivos Sardanis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vrakαdhes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rantátika FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Vrakαdhes's Fivos Sardanis got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Rantátika FC's Telis Kamaras got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute Telis Kamaras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menelaos Anagnostakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute Fokas Dimopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menelaos Anagnostakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Vrakαdhes players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rantátika FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fokas Dimopoulos to strike the kick off in the second half. When Konstantinos Tsiafkaris came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Vrakαdhes 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 Konstantinos Tsiafkaris couldn't finish the play. After 54 minutes of play, Rantátika FC's Telis Kamaras made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Menelaos Anagnostakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Menelaos Anagnostakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fokas Dimopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Takis Kakoulakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Philipidis in the 65th minute of play. Christos Philipidis's late challenge caught a Rantátika FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christos Philipidis helped the player get up and apologised. After 69 played minutes Vrakαdhes got a freekick which was hit by Christos Philipidis. Telis Kamaras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menelaos Anagnostakis having to interfere. Kleanthis Bountos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Menelaos Anagnostakis. Vrakαdhes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fokas Dimopoulos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Menelaos Anagnostakis came out and tried to block the shot, but Fokas Dimopoulos slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 78th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Vrakαdhes's goal looked a bit too open when Fokas Dimopoulos came free, but Menelaos Anagnostakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thodoris Chatzinikolaou hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Menelaos Anagnostakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fokas Dimopoulos in the 93rd minute of the match. Rantátika FC played a much better game than Vrakαdhes and deserved their victory. The Vrakαdhes players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.