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Dhafnospiliá Stadium
Spectators: 9202 (Terracing: 6903, Seating: 2116, VIP seats: 183) Pipis Karagiotas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Omiros Ntounos having to interfere. Conference League winners's Iraklis Zafiriou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Conference League winners from getting a goal against them. 8 minutes into the game, Conference League winners's Marinos Sarigiannidis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Omiros Ntounos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Omiros Ntounos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pipis Karagiotas in the 18th minute of the match. Omiros Ntounos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eufemio Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omiros Ntounos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eufemio Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Farid Delecroix kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marinos Sarigiannidis in the 29th minute of play forced ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ's goalkeeper Omiros Ntounos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Conference League winners getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Charis Leontiou hit a great ball. In the 31st minute Marinos Sarigiannidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omiros Ntounos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Omiros Ntounos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eufemio Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Omiros Ntounos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akakios Kaikis, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute Akakios Kaikis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omiros Ntounos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute Conference League winners were awarded a corner. Kyriakos Christodoulatos went to the cornerflag to take it. Iraklis Zafiriou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thanasis Vouzakis in the 42nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Conference League winners's zone, Marcus Jakobsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iraklis Zafiriou came out of the goal and Marcus Jakobsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Marios Lyberopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thanasis Vouzakis made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Jakobsson in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iraklis Zafiriou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 54th minute of the match, Pipis Karagiotas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Omiros Ntounos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Conference League winners's Akakios Kaikis got a free kick in the 54th minute. If Marinos Sarigiannidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Thanasis Vouzakis made a precise shot to the right of Iraklis Zafiriou. Conference League winners's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 61 played minutes ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ got a freekick which was hit by Thanasis Vouzakis. The audience was convinced that Eufemio Andrade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Omiros Ntounos was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. A collision led to Conference League winners getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Pipis Karagiotas hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Marcus Jakobsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Jakobsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iraklis Zafiriou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Akakios Kaikis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute, Marcus Jakobsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ booed when Conference League winners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kyriakos Christodoulatos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Conference League winners's Christos Alexiadis was substituted for Pipis Karagiotas. Akakios Kaikis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Omiros Ntounos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iraklis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paris Georgiadis in the 88th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eufemio Andrade got free with Omiros Ntounos in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iraklis Zafiriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Farid Delecroix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Conference League winners's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.