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PANATHINAIKOS F.C
Spectators: 9253 (Terracing: 6941, Seating: 2128, VIP seats: 184) Tassos Sarris made the kick off and thus started the match. After some careless play in the SL Benfica defense, Tassos Sarris kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Toni Lozano. The SL Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Toni Lozano should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Panathinaikos f.c booed when SL Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Myrtilos Mersinias didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute, Dardanos Papoutsis 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. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of SL Benfica:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Panathinaikos f.c:s goal. Toni Lozano had in the 18thth minute some difficulties stopping 石义寒's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. If Dardanos Papoutsis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 25 minutes, Tassos Sarris managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panathinaikos f.c's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tassos Sarris was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Toni Lozano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patroklos Katsambis in the 27th minute. Lykos Makricosta hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Dardanos Papoutsis put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Edgar Rahne. In the 32nd minute Vaggelis Totolos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Rahne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Patroklos Katsambis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SL Benfica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Tassos Sarris scored to the left of an out of position Toni Lozano, making the score, 2-1. Edgar Rahne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanasis Panayiotopoulos in the 37th minute of play. Toni Lozano didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 39th minute, which inside left pole to 3-1. Thanasis Panayiotopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Rahne having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dardanos Papoutsis in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgar Rahne prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of SL Benfica booed when Panathinaikos f.c was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Labdakos Diamantopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patroklos Katsambis got free with Toni Lozano in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dardanos Papoutsis was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tassos Sarris in the 56th minute of play forced SL Benfica's goalkeeper Toni Lozano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patroklos Katsambis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Toni Lozano having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Dardanos Papoutsis managed to get in a good position for a shot. SL Benfica's supporters rose to their feet, but Dardanos Papoutsis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgar Rahne breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Dardanos Papoutsis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgar Rahne was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 70th minute SL Benfica were awarded a corner. Dardanos Papoutsis went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Panathinaikos f.c's goalie and right to Thanasis Panayiotopoulos. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Panathinaikos f.c's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 73rd minute of the match, Thanasis Panayiotopoulos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Edgar Rahne was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Patroklos Katsambis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Patroklos Katsambis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toni Lozano. SL Benfica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patroklos Katsambis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Edgar Rahne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dardanos Papoutsis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanasis Panayiotopoulos in the 91st minute of play forced Panathinaikos f.c's goalkeeper Edgar Rahne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgar Rahne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dardanos Papoutsis's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Vaggelis Totolos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgar Rahne was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. There was no doubt that Panathinaikos f.c were the better team. Panathinaikos f.c's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.