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Xechasmιni
Spectators: 7608 (Terracing: 5707, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Efthimis Rikkas took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Efthimis Mirtsos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Xechasmιni BC's Zinon Aggelatos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Valdir Toscano. That made the score 1-0 after 16 minutes of play. After some careless play in the Xechasmιni BC defense, Efthimis Mirtsos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Michalis Papaggelis. The Xechasmιni BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Michalis Papaggelis should have stopped the shot. Efthimis Kokkinopoulos hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Michalis Papaggelis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efthimis Mirtsos, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute Evripidis Tripolitis suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Efthimis Kokkinopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Efthimis Kokkinopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A. O AEK SYROY's Panos Voudouris was substituted for Evripidis Tripolitis. After 31 played minutes Xechasmιni BC got a freekick which was hit by Efthimis Kokkinopoulos. When Efthimis Mirtsos came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the A. O AEK SYROY 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 Efthimis Mirtsos couldn't finish the play. Andreas Sepsas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Xechasmιni BC's zone, Efthimis Mirtsos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michalis Papaggelis came out of the goal and Efthimis Mirtsos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Andreas Sepsas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Efthimis Mirtsos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Sepsas in the 55th minute of play forced Xechasmιni BC's goalkeeper Michalis Papaggelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Efthimis Mirtsos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A. O AEK SYROY fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. After 59 minutes, Efthimis Rikkas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xechasmιni BC and the A. O AEK SYROY players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Efthimis Rikkas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61stth minute of the game Andreas Sepsas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xechasmιni BC's Michalis Papaggelis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thrasivoulos Gaitanopoulos during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Emmanouil Vouzatos fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Michalis Papaggelis, passed just outside the right post. With a little luck, Xechasmιni BC's Michalis Papaggelis got control of the ball when Efthimis Mirtsos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Michalis Papaggelis was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Andreas Sepsas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Andreas Sepsas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. Andreas Sepsas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Michalis Papaggelis came out and tried to block the shot, but Andreas Sepsas slotted it home off the left post making it 1-7 in the 78th minute. A. O AEK SYROY made a substitution. Dionysis Theofilakos replaced Emmanouil Vouzatos. Efthimis Mirtsos 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. Andreas Sepsas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Xechasmιni BC booed when A. O AEK SYROY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markos Milionis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the game's 91st minute Xechasmιni BC's Tasos Kyriakoulis took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Valdir Toscano and thus the score was 2-7. Andreas Sepsas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michalis Papaggelis having to interfere. A. O AEK SYROY played a much better game than Xechasmιni BC and deserved their victory. The Xechasmιni BC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.