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MANTRI ARENA
Spectators: 8415 (Terracing: 6312, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) Alexandros Lentakos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Giannis Aslanidis made a huge save. Marijuana fk's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thalis Kaketsis in the 10th minute. Marijuana fk's Thalis Kaketsis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Miltos Kokkinias in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fang Xuan Yang in the 11th minute of play forced Marijuana fk's goalkeeper Giannis Aslanidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Giorgos Satrapis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miltos Kokkinias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KATSIKIA F.C.'s Miltos Kokkinias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thalis Kaketsis in the 15th minute of play. Miltos Kokkinias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pantelis Tzolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Giannis Aslanidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fang Xuan Yang in the 18th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Marijuana fk's goalkeeper Giannis Aslanidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcial Meleon. In the 22nd minute, Ignatios Margaritis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the KATSIKIA F.C. defense, Pantelis Tzolas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Miltos Kokkinias. The KATSIKIA F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Miltos Kokkinias should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerasimos Sfakianakis in the 29th minute of play forced KATSIKIA F.C.'s goalkeeper Miltos Kokkinias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miltos Kokkinias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Satrapis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miltos Kokkinias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Satrapis in the 31st minute of play. Giannis Aslanidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fang Xuan Yang in the 33rd minute of the match. Giannis Aslanidis made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Alexandros Lentakos sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Marijuana fk's Nikiforos Tabakos got a free kick in the 43rd minute. With a little luck, Marijuana fk's Giannis Aslanidis got control of the ball when Marcial Meleon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fang Xuan Yang to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, KATSIKIA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tayyip Ünlüsoy to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute, Giorgos Satrapis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miltos Kokkinias was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Marijuana fk's Giorgos Satrapis was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 60th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. KATSIKIA F.C.'s Tamás Újváry was substituted for Alexandros Lentakos. Giorgos Satrapis came free with the goalkeeper in the 64th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Miltos Kokkinias could save by the left post. In the 68th match minute, KATSIKIA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guaberto Pacifico to maneuver through the defense. Gerasimos Sfakianakis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Miltos Kokkinias came out and tried to block the shot, but Gerasimos Sfakianakis slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 69th minute. 73 minutes in the game, Fang Xuan Yang dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 77th minute of the match KATSIKIA F.C. got a corner. Marijuana fk's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alexis Kalogeratos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Alexis Kalogeratos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Marijuana fk's Giannis Aslanidis did a great save. When Gerasimos Sfakianakis, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 83 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Miltos Kokkinias was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. A collision led to Marijuana fk getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Nikiforos Tabakos hit a great ball. Giannis Aslanidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tamás Újváry in the 89th minute of the match. Pantelis Tzolas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 92ndth minute, Miltos Kokkinias skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Marijuana fk's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.