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Spectators: 8428 (Terracing: 6322, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nikolas Vainderlis started the match with the kick off. Vaios Spetzopoulos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nikolas Vainderlis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Nikolas Vainderlis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vaios Spetzopoulos. That made the score 2-0 in the 18 minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Akis Xomeritakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nasos Ieronimakis. ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Akis Xomeritakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Akis Xomeritakis in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nasos Ieronimakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 24 minutes into the game, Stefanos Polichronopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ARION F.C. Lesvos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ the free kick. After a rather tough play, ARION F.C. Lesvos's Stefanos Polichronopoulos got a free kick in the 24th minute. ARION F.C. Lesvos's Vaios Spetzopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save ARION F.C. Lesvos from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes into the match, ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Akis Xomeritakis came free, but Nasos Ieronimakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Akis Xomeritakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nasos Ieronimakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikolas Vainderlis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaios Spetzopoulos having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Lion Messi in the 47th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Louis Stratakos made a kick off. With his leg Nasos Ieronimakis managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when ARION F.C. Lesvos's Louis Stratakos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vaios Spetzopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stratos Papazoglou, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Akis Xomeritakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nasos Ieronimakis having to interfere. Nasos Ieronimakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Akis Xomeritakis's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. ARION F.C. Lesvos's Vaios Spetzopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lion Messi in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Akis Xomeritakis came free, but Nasos Ieronimakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Akis Xomeritakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 68th match minute, ARION F.C. Lesvos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexis Stergalas to maneuver through the defense. Louis Stratakos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Nasos Ieronimakis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 73rdth minute of the game Lion Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ARION F.C. Lesvos's Vaios Spetzopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Stefanos Polichronopoulos was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 76th minute. ARION F.C. Lesvos's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ's Nasos Ieronimakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ from getting a goal against them. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Akis Xomeritakis was slow to take the kick. During this time ARION F.C. Lesvos's players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ's Nasos Ieronimakis got control of the ball when Stefanos Polichronopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute, Sofoklis Kazantzakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ booed when ARION F.C. Lesvos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexis Stergalas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vaios Spetzopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stratos Papazoglou in the 91st minute of play. Timos Lazaratos kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. When Argyris Pantazopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ 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 Argyris Pantazopoulos couldn't finish the play. In the 96th minute Lion Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vaios Spetzopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.