Skαndalon Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Luis Andino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miltos Kastanis. Argonautes Irakliou's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Andino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Cristian Sancho scored 0-2 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miltos Kastanis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Markos Santamouris tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Argonautes Irakliou's Markos Santamouris fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 20 minutes, Notis Klitorakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Argonautes Irakliou and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Argonautes Irakliou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Notis Klitorakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Argonautes Irakliou's Miltos Kastanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play. Nikos Papafotakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tilemachos Balodimos in the 29th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nikos Papafotakis who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Argonautes Irakliou's Stergios Pantazis to a score. 1-2 in the 31st minute. Miltos Kastanis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Santamouris in the 44th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Santamouris in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Argonautes Irakliou the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro got a free kick in the 46th minute. Nikos Papafotakis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. The Argonautes Irakliou players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 1-2.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tilemachos Balodimos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Argonautes Irakliou getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Markos Santamouris hit a great ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tilemachos Balodimos in the 54th minute of play. With a little luck, Argonautes Irakliou's Miltos Kastanis got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miltos Kastanis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Argonautes Irakliou's Panos Kazatzis was substituted for Paraskevas Eleftheriadis. Argonautes Irakliou were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nikos Papafotakis took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Nikos Papafotakis heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Papafotakis in the 66th minute of play. After having played for 68 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 71 minutes, Markos Santamouris managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Argonautes Irakliou's supporters crossed their fingers, but Markos Santamouris was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miltos Kastanis was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 1-3. Luis Andino's late challenge caught a Argonautes Irakliou's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luis Andino helped the player get up and apologised. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markos Santamouris in the 77th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 88th match minute, Argonautes Irakliou was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panos Kazatzis to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Markos Santamouris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tilemachos Balodimos, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Argonautes Irakliou.
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