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Mιntzaina
Spectators: 8509 (Terracing: 6382, Seating: 1957, VIP seats: 170) Charalambos Vrotsos made the kick off and thus started the match. Pipis Liaros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trifon Takounakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Pipis Liaros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trifon Takounakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 6 minutes in the game, Trifon Takounakis fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Pipis Liaros having to interfere. After 9 minutes of play, Bιrnitsa FC's Lucio Katalinic made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thodoris Patsatzis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Trifon Takounakis had several of the Bιrnitsa FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 14 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 1-1 score and a disappointed Pipis Liaros as he didn't even see the shot coming. After having played for 17 minutes, Trifon Takounakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PAOK Irakliou's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trifon Takounakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pipis Liaros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trifon Takounakis in the 22nd minute of the match. Thodoris Patsatzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charalambos Vrotsos, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Trifon Takounakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Christodoulos Tsagris hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. If Konstantinos Katsouranis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Charalambos Vrotsos in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thodoris Patsatzis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thodoris Patsatzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charalambos Vrotsos in the 37th minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of PAOK Irakliou's goalie and right to Nikiforos Kallioras. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. PAOK Irakliou's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 42nd match minute, Bιrnitsa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charalambos Vrotsos to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Trifon Takounakis was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Daniil Barlas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pipis Liaros. Bιrnitsa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniil Barlas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 58 minutes into the match, Bιrnitsa FC's Charalambos Vrotsos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thodoris Patsatzis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bιrnitsa FC's Pipis Liaros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantinos Katsouranis in the 62nd minute of play. Trifon Takounakis scored 3-1 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pipis Liaros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. PAOK Irakliou made a substitution. Alekos Sapounelis replaced Konstantinos Katsouranis. If Trifon Takounakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Bιrnitsa FC booed when PAOK Irakliou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aris Stefanopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Bιrnitsa FC booed when PAOK Irakliou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aris Stefanopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucio Katalinic was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 74th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Pipis Liaros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trifon Takounakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 87 minutes Bιrnitsa FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aris Stefanopoulos who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Aris Stefanopoulos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bιrnitsa FC's Pipis Liaros did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charalambos Vrotsos in the 90th minute of play forced PAOK Irakliou's goalkeeper Thodoris Patsatzis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thodoris Patsatzis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Víktor Tepedino in the 91st minute. After 92 played minutes PAOK Irakliou got a freekick which was hit by Christodoulos Tsagris.