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Match Report
Messolóngi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Slópnitsa's Michalis Georgiadis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes, Michalis Georgiadis made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Messolóngi's Alexandros Sapalidis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Fivos Kaketsis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandros Sapalidis having to interfere. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Messolóngi's goalkeeper Alexandros Sapalidis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexandros Sapalidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michalis Georgiadis in the 16th minute of the match. Menelaos Tsoumadas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theodosis Georgoulis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Menelaos Tsoumadas in the 24th minute of play forced Slópnitsa's goalkeeper Theodosis Georgoulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Menelaos Tsoumadas in the 28th minute of play forced Slópnitsa's goalkeeper Theodosis Georgoulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Slópnitsa's Theodosis Georgoulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Menelaos Tsoumadas in the 33rd minute of play. Odysseas Iliopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Theodosis Georgoulis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Messolóngi's Menelaos Tsoumadas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. After the first half Slópnitsa were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
In the 52nd minute Fanis Karakostas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theodosis Georgoulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theodosis Georgoulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fanis Karakostas, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fivos Kaketsis got free with Alexandros Sapalidis in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Michalis Georgiadis struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Alexandros Sapalidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Slópnitsa. Michalis Georgiadis struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Alexandros Sapalidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Slópnitsa. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Menelaos Tsoumadas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Messolóngi's supporters rose to their feet, but Menelaos Tsoumadas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Theodosis Georgoulis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Theodosis Georgoulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fanis Karakostas in the 83rd minute of the match. Menelaos Tsoumadas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Messolóngi's Menelaos Tsoumadas got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Menelaos Tsoumadas 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. When Menelaos Tsoumadas, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 91 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Theodosis Georgoulis was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 94thth minute of the game Menelaos Tsoumadas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Slópnitsa's Theodosis Georgoulis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.
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