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Drafi Arena
Spectators: 9283 (Terracing: 6964, Seating: 2135, VIP seats: 184) Nedim Emekli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manolis Ntouvaris having to make a save. Manolis Ntouvaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nedim Emekli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mean Machine's goalkeeper Menios Chloros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 6th minute, Nedim Emekli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manolis Ntouvaris was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Nedim Emekli scored 0-2 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manolis Ntouvaris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 17 minutes into the game, Zheng Xing Kang threw the ball into play from the sideline. Mean Machine's Daniil Bonoris quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Soulis Felegakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Drafi's supporters rose to their feet, but Soulis Felegakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Menios Chloros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Edgard Elssen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute Chatziioannou Stavrakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menios Chloros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chatziioannou Stavrakos in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Menios Chloros, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 33rd minute Nedim Emekli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manolis Ntouvaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manolis Ntouvaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedim Emekli in the 40th minute of the match. Zheng Xing Kang kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Nedim Emekli scored 0-3 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manolis Ntouvaris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nedim Emekli to strike the kick off in the second half. Soulis Felegakis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Menios Chloros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Mean Machine's Menios Chloros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chatziioannou Stavrakos in the 55th minute of play. Manolis Ntouvaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedim Emekli in the 56th minute of the match. Menios Chloros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Elssen in the 59th minute of the match. Nikos Stasinos hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Menios Chloros 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 62nd minute. Daniel Malinovský took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Menios Chloros. Menios Chloros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Drafi's Cristian Botasso was substituted for Chatziioannou Stavrakos. Mean Machine's Luca Milivojević managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zheng Xing Kang in the 67 minute of the game. Manolis Ntouvaris made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Nedim Emekli sent off a good shot on target. Menios Chloros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soulis Felegakis in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Boruc Smolak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Boruc Smolak. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carles Pujol got free with Manolis Ntouvaris in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carles Pujol took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manolis Ntouvaris. Manolis Ntouvaris dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nedim Emekli in the 91st minute of play forced Drafi's goalkeeper Manolis Ntouvaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Mean Machine's Carles Pujol ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Manolis Ntouvaris. Manolis Ntouvaris yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5.