League

Skαndalon Stadium
Spectators: 8433 (Terracing: 6326, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) Argonautes Irakliou's Markos Santamouris 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. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Argonautes Irakliou's goalkeeper Miltos Kastanis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 11 minutes into the game, Alekos Gikas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Miltos Kastanis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alekos Gikas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Markos Santamouris managed to get in a good position for a shot. Argonautes Irakliou's supporters rose to their feet, but Markos Santamouris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lu Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Miltos Kastanis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Odysseas Liapakis went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Argonautes Irakliou's Markos Santamouris got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Odysseas Liapakis made a precise shot to the right of Miltos Kastanis. Argonautes Irakliou's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The audience was convinced that Tilemachos Balodimos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lu Li Yu was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. In the 46th minute Argonautes Irakliou were awarded a corner. Nikos Papafotakis went to the cornerflag to take it. BLACK PANTHER F.C's Lu Li Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tilemachos Balodimos in the 47th minute of play. In the 48th minute of the match Argonautes Irakliou got a corner. BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nikos Papafotakis ran over to the corner to take the kick.

Odysseas Liapakis scored 0-5 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miltos Kastanis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Odysseas Liapakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Miltos Kastanis made a huge save. Tilemachos Balodimos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Lu Li Yu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute Markos Santamouris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Li Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute Odysseas Liapakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miltos Kastanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Odysseas Liapakis struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Miltos Kastanis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BLACK PANTHER F.C. With a little luck, Argonautes Irakliou's Miltos Kastanis got control of the ball when Alekos Gikas tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Santamouris in the 78th minute of play forced BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Lu Li Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lu Li Yu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markos Santamouris in the 80th minute of the match. Lu Li Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Santamouris in the 87th minute of play. Argonautes Irakliou's Markos Santamouris pulled a muscle in his back after 89 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Fondas Sabrakos fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BLACK PANTHER F.C's protests and gave Fondas Sabrakos a yellow card for diving instead. Argonautes Irakliou made a substitution. Ilias Kourkoulis replaced Markos Santamouris. Fondas Sabrakos kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in BLACK PANTHER F.C's zone, Nikos Papafotakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lu Li Yu came out of the goal and Nikos Papafotakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Argonautes Irakliou's goalkeeper Miltos Kastanis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lu Li Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilias Kourkoulis in the 96th minute of play. The BLACK PANTHER F.C supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing BLACK PANTHER F.C would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.