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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nikiforos Karnezakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Drafi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Nikitaras to maneuver through the defense. Omar Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Iakovos Kapetanos sent off a good shot on target. Iakovos Kapetanos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Omar Nicholas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Pyrgetos FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Alkis Symeonidis hit a great ball. Victor Paez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikiforos Karnezakis in the 13th minute of play. Victor Paez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Kakotaridis in the 16th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Thomas Mavreas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Nicholas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Drafi getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Thomas Mavreas hit a great ball. Omar Nicholas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iakovos Kapetanos in the 29th minute. Omar Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iakovos Kapetanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Omar Nicholas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Victor Paez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikiforos Karnezakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Mavreas in the 40th minute of play forced Pyrgetos FC's goalkeeper Omar Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Nikitaras's late challenge caught a Pyrgetos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thomas Nikitaras helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Pyrgetos FC booed when Drafi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Nikitaras didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute of the match Alkaios Palatzas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Victor Paez skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Pyrgetos FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Iordanis Batsidis hit a great ball. Victor Paez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikiforos Karnezakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Akis Katsanis took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Omar Nicholas to make any attempt to save it.

The wind increased when Iakovos Kapetanos made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Pyrgetos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iakovos Kapetanos came free, but Omar Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Pyrgetos FC booed when Drafi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akis Charalambidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute of the match Alkaios Palatzas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Victor Paez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nikiforos Karnezakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Victor Paez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Pyrgetos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iakovos Kapetanos came free, but Omar Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 minutes of play, Drafi's Chatziantoniou Karapitsios made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Omar Nicholas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Victor Paez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Rammos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Drafi's Victor Paez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Drafi from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Pyrgetos FC's Nikiforos Karnezakis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Victor Paez. That made the score 2-1 after 67 minutes of play. Drafi's Victor Paez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Drafi from getting a goal against them. In the 77th match minute, Pyrgetos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marinos Agtzidis to maneuver through the defense. After 78 played minutes, Drafi's Anestis Patsionidis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Omar Nicholas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Drafi reached it. In the 81st minute, Thomas Nikitaras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute of the match Alkaios Palatzas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Victor Paez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Paris Korellas's late challenge caught a Pyrgetos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paris Korellas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Drafi's Paris Korellas got a free kick in the 87th minute. Pyrgetos FC's Omar Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iakovos Kapetanos in the 91st minute of play. Omar Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paris Korellas, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute, Alkis Symeonidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pyrgetos FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.