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Xarilaou OPAP Arena
Spectators: 8515 (Terracing: 6387, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thodoris Loubakis got the match started through his kick off. A hard shot 6 in the game by Thodoris Loubakis from a close distance when the talented Francis Murtopo managed to make a qualified save. Pap FC's players were relieved. Xarilaou FC's Fanis Skaltsas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Francis Murtopo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Francis Murtopo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thodoris Loubakis in the 8th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edoardo Ragazzoni in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kostas Kourmouzis saved Xarilaou FC from getting behind. Thodoris Loubakis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Francis Murtopo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 18th minute, Kostas Fasoulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kostas Kourmouzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amador Misael, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th match minute, Xarilaou FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Themis Efthimidis to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Gaudencio Fraco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Francis Murtopo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Fasoulis in the 25th minute of the match. Thodoris Loubakiss short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Francis Murtopo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thodoris Loubakis had several of the Pap FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 29 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Francis Murtopo as he didn't even see the shot coming. Thanks to some nice moves Thodoris Loubakis could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Francis Murtopo however easily saved by the left post. 35 minutes into the match, Xarilaou FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Fraco came free, but Kostas Kourmouzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute Edoardo Ragazzoni 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. Pap FC's Francis Murtopo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Fasoulis in the 38th minute of play. Francis Murtopo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kostas Fasoulis in the 39th minute. Themis Efthimidis kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Gaudencio Fraco 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. Pap FC's Francis Murtopo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Fasoulis in the 48th minute of play. 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 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gaudencio Fraco to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Thodoris Loubakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Murtopo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Thodoris Loubakis put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Francis Murtopo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fanis Skaltsas in the 64th minute of play forced Pap FC's goalkeeper Francis Murtopo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edoardo Ragazzoni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Kostas Kourmouzis made a huge save. With his leg Kostas Kourmouzis managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Pap FC's Edoardo Ragazzoni fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thodoris Loubakis in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francis Murtopo saved Pap FC from getting behind. A collision led to Xarilaou FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Stathis Kapelis hit a great ball. Pap FC's Eugenios Saridakis was substituted for Gaudencio Fraco. The audience was convinced that Thodoris Loubakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francis Murtopo was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Francis Murtopo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Skaltsas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Kostas Fasoulis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Murtopo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francis Murtopo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thodoris Loubakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Pap FC's Gustaf Vestlund got a free kick in the 84th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pap FC's zone, Thodoris Loubakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francis Murtopo came out of the goal and Thodoris Loubakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Xarilaou FC's Kostas Kourmouzis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edoardo Ragazzoni in the 89th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Pap FC's goal looked a bit too open when Thodoris Loubakis came free, but Francis Murtopo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kostas Kourmouzis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edoardo Ragazzoni showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 91 minute of play.