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Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) When Demis Livaditis came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the ael 1964 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Demis Livaditis couldn't finish the play. The supporters of ael 1964 booed when REMALIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fotis Ikonomou didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6th minute of the match Babbis Tsouknidas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kleanthis Savouridis skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 8 minutes, Kyriakos Mavratos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ael 1964's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kyriakos Mavratos 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 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind REMALIA's goalkeeper Kleanthis Savouridis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 16 minutes of play, REMALIA's Thodoris Vrotsos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tasos Sikalias was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, REMALIA's Kleanthis Savouridis got control of the ball when Demis Livaditis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of REMALIA booed when ael 1964 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kyriakos Mavratos didn't get a good kick on the ball. REMALIA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Panos Pitsikoulakis in the 30th minute. Panos Pitsikoulakis made a great header on REMALIA's corner, it was just that ael 1964's Tasos Sikalias managed to reach the ball for a save. Kleanthis Savouridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demis Livaditis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, ael 1964's Kyriakos Mavratos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kleanthis Savouridis. Kleanthis Savouridis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alkinoos Gounaris during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 43 played minutes REMALIA got a freekick which was hit by Alkinoos Gounaris. When Dimitris Frantzeskos came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the ael 1964 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dimitris Frantzeskos couldn't finish the play. Demis Livaditis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Kleanthis Savouridis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thodoris Vrotsos made a kick off. 52 minutes in the game, Nontas Asimopoulos fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tasos Sikalias having to interfere. A hard shot 52 in the game by Thodoris Vrotsos from a close distance when the talented Tasos Sikalias managed to make a qualified save. ael 1964's players were relieved. In the 54th minute Dimitris Frantzeskos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kleanthis Savouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Demis Livaditis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thodoris Vrotsos struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Tasos Sikalias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for REMALIA. Kleanthis Savouridis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitris Frantzeskos's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Thodoris Vrotsos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The REMALIA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonidas Doulkeroglou during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. REMALIA's Panos Pitsikoulakis shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 68th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tasos Sikalias but with some difficulty. The audience was convinced that Nontas Asimopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tasos Sikalias was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyriakos Mavratos in the 73rd minute of play forced REMALIA's goalkeeper Kleanthis Savouridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ael 1964's zone, Thodoris Vrotsos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tasos Sikalias came out of the goal and Thodoris Vrotsos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind REMALIA's goalkeeper Kleanthis Savouridis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kleanthis Savouridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Frantzeskos in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind REMALIA's goalkeeper Kleanthis Savouridis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nontas Asimopoulos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tasos Sikalias having to make a save. Kleanthis Savouridis came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by ael 1964's Dimitris Frantzeskos. But to his dismay, Dimitris Frantzeskos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. When Dimitris Frantzeskos fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ael 1964's protests and gave Dimitris Frantzeskos a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of REMALIA booed when ael 1964 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimitris Frantzeskos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Henri Valentič left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ael 1964 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. ael 1964's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.