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River Arena
Spectators: 7880 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 40) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antonis Mitsibonas started the match with the kick off. Miltos Koubouris made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Riverpool's Telis Theodoridis. Dimosthenis Koutsilas stood somewhat misplaced when Antonis Mitsibonas came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 4 minute. Michalis Karamaounas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimosthenis Bamias in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Aggelos Periadis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Dimosthenis Koutsilas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antonis Mitsibonas in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dimosthenis Koutsilas saved Vradheton BC from getting behind. In the 14th minute, Telis Theodoridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Riverpool's Michalis Karamaounas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimosthenis Bamias in the 17th minute of play. Dimosthenis Koutsilas made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Telis Theodoridis sent off a good shot on target. 29 minutes into the game, Ntinos Mavridis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vradheton BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Riverpool the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Panos Theocharis during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Antonis Mitsibonas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Dimosthenis Koutsilas made a huge save. Antonis Mitsibonas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Dimosthenis Koutsilas made a huge save.

Telis Theodoridis hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Michalis Karamaounas didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 62nd minute, which inside left pole to 3-1. In the 72nd minute, Dimosthenis Bamias made a precise shot to the right of Michalis Karamaounas. Riverpool's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Dimosthenis Koutsilas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Mitsibonas in the 84th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Menelaos Mavroulis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vradheton BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Riverpool the free kick. In the 89th minute, Menelaos Mavroulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute of the match Themistoklis Pourtoulidis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dimosthenis Koutsilas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Vradheton BC's zone, Aggelos Periadis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimosthenis Koutsilas came out of the goal and Aggelos Periadis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vassilis Skoufas charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vassilis Skoufas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vassilis Skoufas kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 96th minute Giorgos Mardakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michalis Karamaounas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that Riverpool were the better team. Riverpool's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.