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KLEANTHIS VIKELIDIS
Spectators: 9339 (Terracing: 7006, Seating: 2148, VIP seats: 185) Marios Sabanis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantinos Tsevas in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 3rd minute of the match Vakoufi Utd got a corner. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Konstantinos Tsevas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s goalie and right to Wu Yi Feng. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Marios Sabanis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Jerrald in the 6th minute of the match. The supporters of Vakoufi Utd booed when ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustratios Geropanagiotis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vakoufi Utd's Konstantinos Tsevas couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 9th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.. In the 12th minute, Anestis Tsoukalas made a precise shot to the right of Charis Raftopoulos. Vakoufi Utd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s zone, Andreas Korpetis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marios Sabanis came out of the goal and Andreas Korpetis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 18 minutes, Matthis Paelemans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Matthis Paelemans 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 31st minute Matthis Paelemans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charis Raftopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konstantinos Tsevas struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Marios Sabanis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vakoufi Utd. With a little luck, Vakoufi Utd's Charis Raftopoulos got control of the ball when Abubakar Kamarád tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 35thth minute of the game Chu Zhen Xun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vakoufi Utd's Charis Raftopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gaston Jerrald hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Charis Raftopoulos made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Abubakar Kamarád sent off a good shot on target. 45 minutes into the match, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Korpetis came free, but Marios Sabanis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 48 minutes Vakoufi Utd's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chu Zhen Xun who took care of the corner kick.

With a little luck, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Marios Sabanis got control of the ball when Hüseyin Ağyar tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Birkan Balıkçı left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vakoufi Utd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With a little luck, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Marios Sabanis got control of the ball when Andreas Korpetis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute Vakoufi Utd were awarded a corner. Konstantinos Tsevas went to the cornerflag to take it. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Marios Sabanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Korpetis in the 68th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Chu Zhen Xun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charis Raftopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chu Zhen Xun in the 73rd minute of play forced Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Charis Raftopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marios Sabanis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Korpetis in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Simos Kozapalidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charis Raftopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Simos Kozapalidis made a precise shot to the right of Charis Raftopoulos. Vakoufi Utd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 89th minute, Gaston Jerrald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marios Sabanis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After 93 minutes, Hao Chong Feng mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. and the Vakoufi Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. The Vakoufi Utd players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.