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Lepνdhi FC Arena
Spectators: 9258 (Terracing: 6945, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) Conference League winners's Eufemio Andrade started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Guo Shi Kang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eufemio Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lepνdhi FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kyriakos Christodoulatos was slow to take the kick. During this time Conference League winners's players had a chance to rest. 9 minutes into the match, Lepνdhi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marinos Sarigiannidis came free, but Guo Shi Kang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute of the match, Theodosis Karanikolaou tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Iraklis Zafiriou saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lepνdhi FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Giannis Karanikolas in the 12th minute. Eufemio Andrade hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Conference League winners's Iraklis Zafiriou got control of the ball when Theodosis Karanikolaou tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iraklis Zafiriou was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Theodosis Karanikolaou showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. Iraklis Zafiriou was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Fragiskos Stilianopoulos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fragiskos Stilianopoulos really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Guo Shi Kang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marinos Sarigiannidis in the 28th minute of the match. Fragiskos Stilianopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Iraklis Zafiriou made a huge save. Fragiskos Stilianopoulos in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iraklis Zafiriou, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 35 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Conference League winners's Akakios Kaikis fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, Conference League winners's goal looked a bit too open when Fragiskos Stilianopoulos came free, but Iraklis Zafiriou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iraklis Zafiriou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theodosis Karanikolaou, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The supporters of Lepνdhi FC booed when Conference League winners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Maldini didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zacharias Balodimos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the game, Lepνdhi FC's Fragiskos Stilianopoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iraklis Zafiriou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Iraklis Zafiriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fragiskos Stilianopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fragiskos Stilianopoulos in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iraklis Zafiriou saved Conference League winners from getting behind. After some careless play in the Conference League winners defense, Fragiskos Stilianopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iraklis Zafiriou. The Conference League winners fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iraklis Zafiriou should have stopped the shot. Lepνdhi FC's Angelo Albani was substituted for Zacharias Balodimos. In the 72ndth minute of the game Angelo Albani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Conference League winners's Iraklis Zafiriou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Conference League winners's Iraklis Zafiriou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fragiskos Stilianopoulos in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Akakios Kaikis 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. A hard shot 76 in the game by Eufemio Andrade from a close distance when the talented Guo Shi Kang managed to make a qualified save. Lepνdhi FC's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Albani in the 78th minute of play forced Conference League winners's goalkeeper Iraklis Zafiriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eufemio Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iraklis Zafiriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theodosis Karanikolaou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iraklis Zafiriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theodosis Karanikolaou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Conference League winners defense, Theodosis Karanikolaou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iraklis Zafiriou. The Conference League winners fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iraklis Zafiriou should have stopped the shot. Lepνdhi FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.