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Dhafnospiliá Stadium
Spectators: 9239 (Terracing: 6930, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chu Zhen Xun took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Abubakar Kamarád 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. Marios Sabanis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marinos Poursaitidis went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Omiros Ntounos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthis Paelemans in the 11th minute of the match. Marcus Jakobsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Omiros Ntounos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abubakar Kamarád, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. booed when ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zinon Makridakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Omiros Ntounos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthis Paelemans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paris Georgiadis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marios Sabanis having to interfere. The supporters of ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. booed when ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zinon Makridakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Chu Zhen Xun was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Omiros Ntounos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 30 minutes into the match, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Adamantios Akrivos came free, but Marios Sabanis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ's Thanasis Malioufas to fire away a dangerous shot which Marios Sabanis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 36 minutes into the game, when Dorotheos Frantzeskos put in a rough tackle. 35 minutes into the game, one of ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ:s Omiros Ntounos showed great skill when he stopped Chu Zhen Xun:s penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th 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. Marios Sabanis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abubakar Kamarád in the 47th minute of play forced ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ's goalkeeper Omiros Ntounos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paris Georgiadis was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ'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. A nice corner shot did that Chu Zhen Xun got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Omiros Ntounos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marios Sabanis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adamantios Akrivos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omiros Ntounos made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Abubakar Kamarád sent off a good shot on target. Omiros Ntounos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chu Zhen Xun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Adamantios Akrivos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marios Sabanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ's Omiros Ntounos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ from getting a goal against them. ΕΛΛΗΣΠΟΝΤΟΣ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Abubakar Kamarád scored to the left of an out of position Omiros Ntounos, making the score, 1-2. Marcus Jakobsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Marios Sabanis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marinos Poursaitidis might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marios Sabanis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marinos Poursaitidis ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 73rd minute, Marcus Jakobsson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Jakobsson in the 76th minute of play forced ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s goalkeeper Marios Sabanis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marios Sabanis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paris Georgiadis went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. 92 minutes into the match, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Anestis Tsoukalas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Omiros Ntounos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marios Sabanis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marinos Poursaitidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute.