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Leoforos Stadium
Spectators: 9287 (Terracing: 6967, Seating: 2136, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dalibor Kaplanović started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Tassos Balouris 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. Artūrs Maituss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tassos Balouris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, FSC STAR STARACHOWICE's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dalibor Kaplanović fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Dalibor Kaplanović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Luizão de Mendonça made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonard Tyszka in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artūrs Maituss prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 18th minute, Justo Sansone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute Tassos Balouris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artūrs Maituss saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FSC STAR STARACHOWICE's Luizão de Mendonça proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save FSC STAR STARACHOWICE from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute, Nikias Koumanidis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luizão de Mendonça. The goal made the score 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonard Tyszka in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artūrs Maituss prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 33 minutes, Iphitos Papoulis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FSC STAR STARACHOWICE and the Portokalis Korazinos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Iphitos Papoulis hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute of the match Milosz Dzierwa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luizão de Mendonça showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Tyszka in the 36th minute of play forced Portokalis Korazinos's goalkeeper Artūrs Maituss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tassos Balouris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artūrs Maituss having to interfere. When Portokalis Korazinos's Dalibor Kaplanović in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FSC STAR STARACHOWICE's goalie prevented a goal. Marciano Vedillo hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

After a rather tough play, FSC STAR STARACHOWICE's Liu Cheng Yang got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Luizão de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikias Koumanidis in the 54th minute of play. Nikias Koumanidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artūrs Maituss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Tyszka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Leonard Tyszka took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Artūrs Maituss to make any attempt to save it. FSC STAR STARACHOWICE's Akestes Avgerinos was substituted for Tassos Balouris. Nikias Koumanidis charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nikias Koumanidis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 74 played minutes Portokalis Korazinos got a freekick which was hit by Nikias Koumanidis. After 76 minutes Portokalis Korazinos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Flavio Lavalle who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on FSC STAR STARACHOWICE's corner Leonard Tyszka fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Artūrs Maituss quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Dalibor Kaplanović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Portokalis Korazinos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dalibor Kaplanović 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 82nd minute, Akestes Avgerinos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Artūrs Maituss. The goal made the score 1-3. Artūrs Maituss showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iphitos Papoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Dalibor Kaplanović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizão de Mendonça having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Milosz Dzierwa 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 final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FSC STAR STARACHOWICE eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.