League

Neon Ayionerion Stad
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sakis Karezis made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Paris Pechlivanidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stelios Zavantias was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the match, ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ's goal looked a bit too open when Eleftherios Psarakis came free, but Stelios Zavantias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stelios Zavantias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paris Pechlivanidis in the 15th minute of play. 0-2 became the score in the 18th minute when Eleftherios Psarakis elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Christoforos Voukefalas put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Charalambos Egomitis. The supporters of Tsakartsianoϊ BC booed when ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loukianos Bamias didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Tsakartsianoϊ BC's Paris Pechlivanidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stelios Zavantias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ's Stelios Zavantias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eleftherios Psarakis in the 31st minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Paris Pechlivanidis notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ's Stelios Zavantias. Stelios Zavantias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 39th play minutes Paris Pechlivanidis shot 1-4, a short shot which went by Stelios Zavantias and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakis Karezis in the 43rd minute of play forced Tsakartsianoϊ BC's goalkeeper Charalambos Egomitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Sakis Karezis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Charalambos Egomitis, 2-4. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Eleftherios Psarakis made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paris Pechlivanidis in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stelios Zavantias saved ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ from getting behind. 53 minutes into the match, Eleftherios Psarakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stelios Zavantias. ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eleftherios Psarakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. The supporters of Tsakartsianoϊ BC booed when ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Spyros Veropoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute, Eleftherios Psarakis made a precise shot to the right of Stelios Zavantias. ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. In the 61st match minute, ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spyros Veropoulos to maneuver through the defense. Stelios Zavantias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paris Pechlivanidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 63 minutes of play, Tsakartsianoϊ BC's Paris Pechlivanidis made it 2-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stelios Zavantias was left in no man's land by his defense there! 70 minutes into the match, ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ's goalkeeper Stelios Zavantias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christos Stathas. Eleftherios Psarakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stelios Zavantias having to interfere. If Paris Pechlivanidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tsakartsianoϊ BC's Andreas Itoudis was substituted for Paris Pechlivanidis. In the 88th minute, one of ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ. Through an outstanding action, after 99 minutes, Stelios Zavantias successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When the match was over Tsakartsianoϊ BC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ΑΜΠΑΛΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΑΙ throughout the match.