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Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) 7 minutes into the match, A.O ASTERAS SYROY's goal looked a bit too open when Dimos Zagorakis came free, but Mihai Vătavu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, A.O ASTERAS SYROY's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Kafkalas came free, but Mihai Vătavu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dimos Zagorakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihai Vătavu was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimos Zagorakis in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihai Vătavu saved A.O ASTERAS SYROY from getting behind. The OLDHAM ATHLETIC fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when OLDHAM ATHLETIC's Dimos Zagorakis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A.O ASTERAS SYROY's Mihai Vătavu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimos Zagorakis in the 19th minute of play. OLDHAM ATHLETIC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Panos Koutras in the 20th minute. A nice corner shot did that Panos Koutras got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mihai Vătavu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of OLDHAM ATHLETIC booed when A.O ASTERAS SYROY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignatios Tsifoutis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alekos Lithopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustratios Symeonidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Veniamin Zervoulakis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alekos Lithopoulos firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to OLDHAM ATHLETIC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Dimos Zagorakis hit a great ball. A.O ASTERAS SYROY's Eustratios Symeonidis suffered a concussion in the 36th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Telis Ioannou's late challenge caught a A.O ASTERAS SYROY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Telis Ioannou helped the player get up and apologised. A.O ASTERAS SYROY's Panagiotis Logarakis was substituted for Eustratios Symeonidis. After a rather tough play, OLDHAM ATHLETIC's Telis Ioannou got a free kick in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Veniamin Zervoulakis got free with Alekos Lithopoulos in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Dimos Zagorakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihai Vătavu was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. The supporters of A.O ASTERAS SYROY booed when OLDHAM ATHLETIC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimos Zagorakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A.O ASTERAS SYROY's Mihai Vătavu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimos Zagorakis in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dimos Zagorakis to make the kick off. Giorgos Kafkalas hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. OLDHAM ATHLETIC's Alekos Lithopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veniamin Zervoulakis in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Evaggelos Karaliopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of A.O ASTERAS SYROY booed when OLDHAM ATHLETIC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimos Zagorakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of A.O ASTERAS SYROY booed when OLDHAM ATHLETIC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexis Kazatzis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alekos Lithopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veniamin Zervoulakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After some careless play in the OLDHAM ATHLETIC defense, Veniamin Zervoulakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alekos Lithopoulos. The OLDHAM ATHLETIC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alekos Lithopoulos should have stopped the shot. OLDHAM ATHLETIC's Ignatios Vakrinos was substituted for Charilaos Bogris. Giorgos Kafkalas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Mihai Vătavu made a huge save. Manos Psaltis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihai Vătavu having to interfere. Mihai Vătavu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignatios Vakrinos, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 95thth minute of the game Panagiotis Logarakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OLDHAM ATHLETIC's Alekos Lithopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The OLDHAM ATHLETIC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented A.O ASTERAS SYROY from taking control. The game ends in a draw.