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Toumpa arena Gazprom
Spectators: 8119 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Omiros Simos started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Stathis Chronoulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th match minute, Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinos Galanopoulos to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th minute, Giannis Dimitropoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stratos Vogiatzis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Giannis Barbikas kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Stratos Vogiatzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Dimitropoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charis Sakalakis in the 11th minute of play forced Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's goalkeeper Stratos Vogiatzis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's zone, Charis Sakalakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stratos Vogiatzis came out of the goal and Charis Sakalakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ booed when Atletico de Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zézinho de Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stratos Vogiatzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omiros Simos, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute, Christoforos Tiganidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcelo Frans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lembit Lutsar in the 21st minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Atletico de Madrid's Omiros Simos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stratos Vogiatzis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 26th minute Atletico de Madrid were awarded a corner. Segundo Maule went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Atletico de Madrid's Aadam Aaabel to fire away a dangerous shot which Stratos Vogiatzis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 27thth minute of the game Giannis Dimitropoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's Stratos Vogiatzis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcelo Frans made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Konstantinos Galanopoulos sent off a good shot on target. Atletico de Madrid's Marcelo Frans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico de Madrid from getting a goal against them. Stratos Vogiatzis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Dimitropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Omiros Simos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stratos Vogiatzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Panagiotis Samiamidis during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute Giannis Dimitropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stratos Vogiatzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Omiros Simos sped through Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stratos Vogiatzis. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nasos Tsionas to make the kick off. Atletico de Madrid's Marcelo Frans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nasos Tsionas in the 57th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Atletico de Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Nasos Tsionas came free, but Marcelo Frans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stratos Vogiatzis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charis Sakalakis in the 60th minute of play. Dionysis Zanteroglou lost his temper 64 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 64 minutes into the game, one of Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ:s Stratos Vogiatzis showed great skill when he stopped Giannis Barbikas:s penalty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giannis Dimitropoulos in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stratos Vogiatzis saved Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Omiros Simos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stratos Vogiatzis was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Markos Kopsidas kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Stratos Vogiatzis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omiros Simos in the 76th minute. Atletico de Madrid's Omiros Simos came free and shot a quick shot against goal 76 minutes in the game, fortunately Stratos Vogiatzis had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 82nd match minute, Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinos Galanopoulos to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charis Sakalakis in the 83rd minute of play forced Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's goalkeeper Stratos Vogiatzis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's Stratos Vogiatzis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Dimitropoulos in the 84th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Omiros Simos put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Stratos Vogiatzis. 90 minutes into the match, Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Dimitropoulos came free, but Stratos Vogiatzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Atletico de Madrid's Dimosthenis Kakarnakis got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Markos Kopsidas 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. The supporters of Atletico de Madrid booed when Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konstantinos Galanopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Charis Sakalakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Atletico de Madrid supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Atletico de Madrid would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.