League

Mesta
Spectators: 8415 (Terracing: 6327, Seating: 1920, VIP seats: 168) In the 3rd match minute, IRAKLIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tasos Samarakos to maneuver through the defense. Markos Theriaklis scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stavros Kazantzatos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 9th minute, Miltiadis Liakos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IRAKLIS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miltiadis Liakos in the 12th minute of play forced Mesta's goalkeeper Pantelis Kosmas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Ripp hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Pantelis Kosmas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miltiadis Liakos in the 14th minute of the match. Lakis Papafotopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lakis Papafotopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th minute, Lakis Papafotopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pantelis Kosmas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miltiadis Liakos in the 17th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Miltiadis Liakos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pantelis Kosmas. Mesta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miltiadis Liakos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 20th minute, Miltiadis Liakos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pantelis Kosmas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Themistoklis Kaplatzis charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Themistoklis Kaplatzis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, IRAKLIS's Themistoklis Kaplatzis got a free kick in the 25th minute. IRAKLIS's Stavros Kazantzatos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Theriaklis in the 25th minute of play. After 28 minutes of play, IRAKLIS's Miltiadis Liakos made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pantelis Kosmas was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 31 minutes of play, IRAKLIS's Chinomso Zelarayan made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pantelis Kosmas was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Mesta booed when IRAKLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louis Grigoros didn't get a good kick on the ball. When IRAKLIS's Miltiadis Liakos in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mesta's goalie prevented a goal. Pantelis Kosmas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chinomso Zelarayan, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Yousef El Arabi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Stavros Kazantzatos made a huge save. In the 46th minute Miltiadis Liakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pantelis Kosmas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yousef El Arabi to strike the kick off in the second half. Chinomso Zelarayan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Pantelis Kosmas made a huge save. 54 minutes into the match, IRAKLIS's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Vourexakis came free, but Stavros Kazantzatos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chinomso Zelarayan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Pantelis Kosmas made a huge save. In the 62nd minute Miltos Vourexakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stavros Kazantzatos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Themistoklis Kaplatzis kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st minute of the match, Miltiadis Liakos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pantelis Kosmas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 74th minute, Chinomso Zelarayan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Tasos Samarakos took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Pantelis Kosmas to make any attempt to save it. After 79 played minutes IRAKLIS got a freekick which was hit by Tasos Samarakos. Themistoklis Kaplatzis kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Themistoklis Kaplatzis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stavros Kazantzatos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miltos Vourexakis in the 94th minute of play. Tasos Samarakos's late challenge caught a Mesta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tasos Samarakos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mesta booed when IRAKLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tasos Samarakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched IRAKLIS eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.