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Spectators: 9165 (Terracing: 6875, Seating: 2108, VIP seats: 182) Iraklis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Klapanaras in the 5th minute of play. Paschalis Kontogiannidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eufemio Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paschalis Kontogiannidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marinos Sarigiannidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pipis Karagiotas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Paschalis Kontogiannidis made a huge save. Iraklis Zafiriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Tavanidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When BPS F.C.'s Panagiotis Klapanaras in 17 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Iraklis Zafiriou guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Christoforos Karabitsakos hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. BPS F.C.'s Paschalis Kontogiannidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eufemio Andrade in the 26th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Stavros Lagoudakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. BPS F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Stavros Lagoudakis 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. Panagiotis Klapanaras's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iraklis Zafiriou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Tasos Iosifakos's late challenge caught a Conference League winners's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tasos Iosifakos helped the player get up and apologised. With 44 minutes on the clock, Thodoris Nianios commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 43rd minute, one of BPS F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for BPS F.C.. 46 minutes into the game, one of BPS F.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 46 minutes, Conference League winners's Kyriakos Christodoulatos got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Paschalis Kontogiannidis. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Spyros Gaitanidis to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes BPS F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Christoforos Karabitsakos. The crowd rose to their feet as BPS F.C.'s Pavlos Kantartzis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Iraklis Zafiriou. That made the score 1-1 after 57 minutes of play. 61 minutes into the match, Conference League winners's goal looked a bit too open when Stavros Lagoudakis came free, but Iraklis Zafiriou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, BPS F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Eufemio Andrade came free, but Paschalis Kontogiannidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paschalis Kontogiannidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pipis Karagiotas, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pipis Karagiotas in the 65th minute of play forced BPS F.C.'s goalkeeper Paschalis Kontogiannidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Eufemio Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paschalis Kontogiannidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 played minutes BPS F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Panagiotis Klapanaras. Iraklis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stavros Lagoudakis in the 74th minute of play. In the 80th minute Akakios Kaikis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paschalis Kontogiannidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Walter San Juan fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Conference League winners's protests and gave Walter San Juan a yellow card for diving instead. When the match had been going on for 87 minutes, BPS F.C.'s Spyros Gaitanidis got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Iraklis Zafiriou. In the 96th match minute, BPS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panagiotis Klapanaras to maneuver through the defense. BPS F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.