League

Neapoli Stadium
Spectators: 8504 (Terracing: 6378, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Isidoros Tsagarakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thodoris Loubakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. A collision led to PaoK Neapoleos getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Sotiris Xifaras hit a great ball. Thodoris Loubakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Isidoros Tsagarakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute of the match Xarilaou FC got a corner. PaoK Neapoleos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fanis Skaltsas ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Xarilaou FC's corner Fanis Skaltsas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Isidoros Tsagarakis quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thodoris Loubakis in the 16th minute of play forced PaoK Neapoleos's goalkeeper Isidoros Tsagarakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dawid Kosakowski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kostas Kourmouzis firmly grabbed it by the left post. Isidoros Tsagarakis came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Xarilaou FC's Fanis Skaltsas. But to his dismay, Fanis Skaltsas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Isidoros Tsagarakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thodoris Loubakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isidoros Tsagarakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thodoris Loubakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, PaoK Neapoleos's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Fasoulis came free, but Isidoros Tsagarakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thodoris Loubakis in the 34th minute of play forced PaoK Neapoleos's goalkeeper Isidoros Tsagarakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoros Tsagarakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thodoris Loubakis in the 36th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thodoris Loubakis in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isidoros Tsagarakis saved PaoK Neapoleos from getting behind. Themis Efthimidis kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Xarilaou FC's Kostas Kourmouzis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Xarilaou FC from getting a goal against them. PaoK Neapoleos's Isidoros Tsagarakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thodoris Loubakis in the 45th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thodoris Loubakis in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isidoros Tsagarakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Argyris Stokas was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, PaoK Neapoleos's goal looked a bit too open when Thodoris Loubakis came free, but Isidoros Tsagarakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. PaoK Neapoleos's Isidoros Tsagarakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save PaoK Neapoleos from getting a goal against them. Isidoros Tsagarakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fanis Skaltsas in the 61st minute. With 63 minutes on the clock, Fotis Mitsis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Xarilaou FC made a substitution. Achilleas Kanavatsos replaced Themis Efthimidis. PaoK Neapoleos made a substitution. Vassilis Roubakis replaced Argyris Stokas. PaoK Neapoleos's Vassilis Kyriakas was substituted for Panagiotis Psaris. Kostas Kourmouzis had in the 66thth minute some difficulties stopping Urbano Txanton's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 67th minute Dawid Kosakowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Kourmouzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, PaoK Neapoleos's goal looked a bit too open when Fanis Skaltsas came free, but Isidoros Tsagarakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 played minutes PaoK Neapoleos got a freekick which was hit by Vladimiros Stiliaras. With a little luck, PaoK Neapoleos's Isidoros Tsagarakis got control of the ball when Fanis Skaltsas tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to PaoK Neapoleos getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Sotiris Xifaras hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Fanis Skaltsas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xarilaou FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fanis Skaltsas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isidoros Tsagarakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fanis Skaltsas in the 84th minute of play forced PaoK Neapoleos's goalkeeper Isidoros Tsagarakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Xarilaou FC's Theocharis Varelakis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Isidoros Tsagarakis. Isidoros Tsagarakis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. A collision led to Xarilaou FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Achilleas Kanavatsos hit a great ball. 91 minutes into the match, PaoK Neapoleos's Dawid Kosakowski broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Isidoros Tsagarakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theocharis Varelakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 96th minute Theocharis Varelakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoros Tsagarakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Xarilaou FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.