League

Stromni Stadium
Spectators: 5805 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1300, VIP seats: 5) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Inakhos Katsafanas kicked off to start the match. If Lambros Alexis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Oileus Stamatas made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Dionysos Malihoudis sent off a good shot on target. Kroios Louverdis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zinon Stagias went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 9 minutes into the match, TOPMUG Sombra Amarella's goal looked a bit too open when Zinon Stagias came free, but Kroios Louverdis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ekhemos Ballios hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Inakhos Katsafanas struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Kroios Louverdis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xirokámbi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inakhos Katsafanas in the 20th minute of play forced TOPMUG Sombra Amarella's goalkeeper Kroios Louverdis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in TOPMUG Sombra Amarella's zone, Zinon Stagias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kroios Louverdis came out of the goal and Zinon Stagias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. TOPMUG Sombra Amarella's Kroios Louverdis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aris Nomikos in the 25th minute of play. The supporters of Xirokámbi booed when TOPMUG Sombra Amarella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dionysos Malihoudis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to TOPMUG Sombra Amarella getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ekhemos Ballios hit a great ball. Kroios Louverdis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Briarios Kaloxylos in the 28th minute of play. Zinon Stagias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kroios Louverdis having to interfere. The supporters of Xirokámbi booed when TOPMUG Sombra Amarella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marios Strilakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 33 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Xirokámbi's Zinon Stagias fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Kroios Louverdis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Learkhos Kaloxylos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the TOPMUG Sombra Amarella defense, Inakhos Katsafanas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kroios Louverdis. The TOPMUG Sombra Amarella fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kroios Louverdis should have stopped the shot. 42 minutes into the match, Inakhos Katsafanas notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of TOPMUG Sombra Amarella's Kroios Louverdis. Kroios Louverdis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kroios Louverdis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inakhos Katsafanas in the 46th minute of the match. In the 48thth minute of the game Zinon Stagias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TOPMUG Sombra Amarella's Kroios Louverdis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Phoibos Kouches was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Phoibos Kouches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oileus Stamatas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kroios Louverdis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inakhos Katsafanas in the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th minute of the match, Zinon Stagias got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kroios Louverdis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 61 minutes into the game, Xirokámbi's Zinon Stagias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kroios Louverdis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. In the 66th minute Inakhos Katsafanas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kroios Louverdis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kroios Louverdis made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Aris Nomikos sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, TOPMUG Sombra Amarella's Ekhemos Ballios got a free kick in the 69th minute. After 70 played minutes TOPMUG Sombra Amarella got a freekick which was hit by Ekhemos Ballios. Inakhos Katsafanas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Kroios Louverdis 71 minutes into the match. Oileus Stamatas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Phoibos Kouches's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. The supporters of Xirokámbi booed when TOPMUG Sombra Amarella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phoibos Kouches didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aris Nomikos hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Learkhos Kaloxylos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Anestis Arvanitoyannis 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. 85 minutes into the match, TOPMUG Sombra Amarella's goal looked a bit too open when Learkhos Kaloxylos came free, but Kroios Louverdis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Xirokámbi's goal looked a bit too open when Phoibos Kouches came free, but Oileus Stamatas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Anestis Arvanitoyannis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Xirokámbi's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.