Skαndalon Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Markos Santamouris kicked off to start the match. Giannis Komaitis kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After having played for 6 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miltos Kastanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 9th minute of play forced Argonautes Irakliou's goalkeeper Miltos Kastanis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Miltos Kastanis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 14th minute. In the 18th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Argonautes Irakliou's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. 21 minutes into the match, Argonautes Irakliou's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Miltos Kastanis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Miltos Kastanis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miltos Kastanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Argonautes Irakliou's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Miltos Kastanis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathias Jansen in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Tilemachos Balodimos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Julio Vera. Tilemachos Balodimos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 41st minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Argonautes Irakliou's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. 45 minutes into the game, Mathias Jansen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Argonautes Irakliou's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. A collision led to Argonautes Irakliou getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Mathias Jansen hit a great ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miltos Kastanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miltos Kastanis having to interfere. Argonautes Irakliou made a substitution. Panos Kazatzis replaced Paraskevas Eleftheriadis. Argonautes Irakliou's Viktoras Pirovolikos was substituted for Mathias Jansen. Argonautes Irakliou's Miltos Kastanis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Argonautes Irakliou from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the game, Christos Vrontakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Argonautes Irakliou's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Argonautes Irakliou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Vrontakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The corner led Ecuador's Agustín Saelices to fire away a dangerous shot which Miltos Kastanis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markos Santamouris in the 71st minute of the match. 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. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tilemachos Balodimos in the 88th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Tilemachos Balodimos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Tilemachos Balodimos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute Viktoras Pirovolikos 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.
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