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Xarilaou OPAP Arena
Spectators: 8596 (Terracing: 6448, Seating: 1977, VIP seats: 171) Thodoris Loubakis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Giorgos Meletopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thodoris Loubakis in the 5th minute of play. Fotis Mitsis hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kostas Fasoulis in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giorgos Meletopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Crow getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Antonis Bekos hit a great ball. Fanis Skaltsass short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Giorgos Meletopoulos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thodoris Loubakis in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giorgos Meletopoulos saved Crow from getting behind. If Kostas Fasoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kostas Kourmouzis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peder Kvarnström in the 19th minute of the match. Giorgos Meletopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theocharis Varelakis in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Christos Belidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute, Dimitris Miriounis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kostas Kourmouzis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Thodoris Loubakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giorgos Meletopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Fasoulis in the 39th minute of the match. Kostas Kourmouzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Miriounis in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Theocharis Varelakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giorgos Meletopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 45th minute of the match, Thodoris Loubakis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Giorgos Meletopoulos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Crow's Giorgos Meletopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Crow from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Xarilaou FC's Achilleas Kanavatsos was substituted for Paolo Oliveiro. The wind increased when Dimitris Miriounis made the kick off in the second half. Antonis Bekos struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Kostas Kourmouzis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crow. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Crow's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fanis Skaltsas was slow to take the kick. During this time Xarilaou FC's players had a chance to rest. After 68 minutes of play, Xarilaou FC's Thodoris Loubakis made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giorgos Meletopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Crow's Giorgos Meletopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fanis Skaltsas in the 73rd minute of play. After 80 minutes, Antonis Bekos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crow and the Xarilaou FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Xarilaou FC booed when Crow was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonis Bekos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Crow made a substitution. Savas Kasidokostas replaced Gervasio Pirro. Crow made a substitution. Fondas Papachristakis replaced Antonis Bekos. Giorgos Meletopoulos didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Xarilaou FC's Thodoris Loubakis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Giorgos Meletopoulos 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 87th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Xarilaou FC's goal looked a bit too open when Peder Kvarnström came free, but Kostas Kourmouzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Xarilaou FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Mitsis to maneuver through the defense. Kostas Kourmouzis made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Alkaios Verelis sent off a good shot on target. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Xarilaou FC fully deserved thier win.