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Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mircho Vetzev kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alekos Papachristou got free with Nikola Drinov in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pagos FC's Kostas Periandros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doncho Tzvetkov in the 11th minute of play. Filippos Alexiadis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Nikola Drinov made a huge save. Telis Valsaris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Nikola Drinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mircho Vetzev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostas Periandros having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Blagoy Dabizhev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kostas Periandros. Pagos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Blagoy Dabizhev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 41 minutes into the game, Mircho Vetzev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Kostas Periandros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Telis Valsaris hit a great ball. After 45 played minutes Pagos FC got a freekick which was hit by Alekos Papachristou. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Alekos Papachristou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nikola Drinov having to make a save. Nikola Drinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alekos Papachristou, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Alekos Papachristou came free, but Nikola Drinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Mircho Vetzev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kostas Periandros. Pagos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mircho Vetzev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when Laziali was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rostislav Filchovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filippos Alexiadis in the 71st minute of play forced Laziali's goalkeeper Nikola Drinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mircho Vetzev came free, but Kostas Periandros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Mircho Vetzev. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when Laziali was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaklin Zhablyanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nikola Drinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippos Alexiadis in the 89th minute of play. If Filippos Alexiadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute Charalambos Lelopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerasimos Maros kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Laziali walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.