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Drafi Arena
Spectators: 9220 (Terracing: 6916, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chatziioannou Stavrakos got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Chatziioannou Stavrakos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stefanos Topoudis. Chatziioannou Stavrakos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Stefanos Topoudis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kleon Sgouros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manolis Ntouvaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Flor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Kleon Sgouros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Drafi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Malinovský got free with Stefanos Topoudis in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleon Sgouros in the 24th minute of play forced Aliverpool's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aliverpool's Stefanos Topoudis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Aliverpool from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the match, Aliverpool's goal looked a bit too open when Kleon Sgouros came free, but Stefanos Topoudis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 30 in the game by Thanos Kolokithopoulos from a close distance when the talented Stefanos Topoudis managed to make a qualified save. Aliverpool's players were relieved. Aliverpool's Stefanos Topoudis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Aliverpool from getting a goal against them. In the 37th minute of the match, Daniel Malinovský got a very nice opportunity to score, but Stefanos Topoudis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Drafi getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Onuralp Talu hit a great ball. Aliverpool's Stefanos Topoudis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Soulis Felegakis in the 40th minute of play. Roger Flor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 46 minutes into the game, Thanos Kolokithopoulos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Stefanos Topoudis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roger Flor made a kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Daniel Malinovský who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aliverpool's Stefanos Topoudis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Stefanos Topoudis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Felegakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Thanos Kolokithopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the game, Chatziioannou Stavrakos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Stefanos Topoudis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ivan Solo hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Stefanos Topoudis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soulis Felegakis in the 67th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edgard Elssen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stefanos Topoudis was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. 71 minutes into the match, Chatziioannou Stavrakos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stefanos Topoudis. Aliverpool's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chatziioannou Stavrakos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Drafi's Cristian Botasso was substituted for Chatziioannou Stavrakos. Drafi made a substitution. Nektarios Bezas replaced Kleon Sgouros. After 83 minutes of play, Drafi's Cristian Botasso made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stefanos Topoudis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute, Soulis Felegakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Drafi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Stefanos Topoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Elssen in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Elssen in the 91st minute of play forced Aliverpool's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Edgard Elssen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefanos Topoudis was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. In the 95th match minute, Aliverpool was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panos Kouretas to maneuver through the defense. 97 minutes into the game, Drafi's Cristian Botasso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefanos Topoudis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. There was no doubt that Drafi were the better team. Drafi's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.