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Match Report
Néa Smólia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ilias Lefkos started the match with the kick off. Avraam Kotsaridis hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. If Ilias Lefkos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ermis Kasimidis's late challenge caught a Néa Smólia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ermis Kasimidis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Néa Smólia FC booed when Tαvla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermis Kasimidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filippos Nioras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilias Lefkos, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Kostas Moutzouris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute, Giannis Karachalios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, Kostas Moutzouris had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panos Trichas. Néa Smólia FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kostas Moutzouris was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Kostas Moutzouris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panos Trichas having to interfere. Panos Trichas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Moutzouris, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Menelaos Tsouloufidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filippos Nioras having to interfere. Tαvla's Filippos Nioras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Tαvla from getting a goal against them. 30 minutes into the match, Néa Smólia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Karachalios came free, but Panos Trichas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giannis Karachalios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panos Trichas having to interfere. When Kostas Moutzouris came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Tαvla 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 Kostas Moutzouris couldn't finish the play. Menelaos Tsouloufidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Menelaos Tsouloufidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Néa Smólia FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tαvla were winning 0-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giannis Karachalios stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Panos Trichas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Giannis Karachalios showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 53 minute of play. Avraam Kotsaridis's late challenge caught a Tαvla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Avraam Kotsaridis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Néa Smólia FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Avraam Kotsaridis hit a great ball. A collision led to Tαvla getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Nikos Sergakis hit a great ball. If Ilias Lefkos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Ilias Lefkos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filippos Nioras. Tαvla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilias Lefkos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Néa Smólia FC's zone, Kostas Moutzouris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Panos Trichas came out of the goal and Kostas Moutzouris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Panos Trichas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Karachalios in the 79th minute of the match. Ilias Lefkos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Menelaos Tsouloufidis took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filippos Nioras. Filippos Nioras dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Néa Smólia FC's goalkeeper Panos Trichas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 93rd minute, Giorgos Zanteroglou 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. Kostas Moutzouris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panos Trichas having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Néa Smólia FC's Themos Giannopoulos got a free kick in the 96th minute.
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