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Kraniá Dheskátis Sta
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Notis Petimezas made the kick off which started today's match. Panos Papageorgiou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonis Papafanakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute Theagenis Velis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loukas Soulakas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Notis Petimezas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Loukas Soulakas made a huge save. Thanasis Peras hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Sakis Mamatziolas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Loukas Soulakas. Asteras BC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Selahaddin Malik scored 1-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Loukas Soulakas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Asteras BC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Theagenis Velis scored to the left of an out of position Loukas Soulakas, making the score, 2-0. Eustratios Beos hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Loukas Soulakas acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 18th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Theagenis Velis. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Loukianos Partalidis during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Asteras BC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Loukianos Partalidis hit a great ball. Notis Petimezas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Loukas Soulakas firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Asteras BC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Viktoras Petrou hit a great ball. If Notis Petimezas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Panos Papageorgiou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koulis Gittas in the 27th minute of the match. Panos Papageorgiou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Kazantzou in the 29th minute of play. Loukas Soulakas was a little too slow when Theagenis Velis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 3-0. Selahaddin Malik hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Asteras BC's goal looked a bit too open when Theagenis Velis came free, but Loukas Soulakas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Loukas Soulakas made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Notis Petimezas sent off a good shot on target. Kraniá Dheskátis's Loukas Stoubos got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Asteras BC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Theagenis Velis scored to the left of an out of position Loukas Soulakas, making the score, 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Koulis Gittas was the one to do the kick off. Loukas Soulakas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Notis Petimezas, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Theagenis Velis scored 5-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Loukas Soulakas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Panos Papageorgiou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andreas Kazantzou in the 63rd minute. After 67 played minutes Kraniá Dheskátis got a freekick which was hit by Loukas Stoubos. With a little luck, Kraniá Dheskátis's Panos Papageorgiou got control of the ball when Andreas Kazantzou tried to sneak it across the goal line. Loukas Soulakas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Notis Petimezas in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Asteras BC's goal looked a bit too open when Theagenis Velis came free, but Loukas Soulakas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Asteras BC's Loukas Soulakas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Notis Petimezas in the 79th minute of play. Loukas Soulakas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theagenis Velis in the 80th minute of the match. Selahaddin Malik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loukas Soulakas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Notis Petimezas in the 82nd minute of the match. Loukas Soulakas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Selahaddin Malik in the 87th minute of play. Loukas Stoubos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loukas Soulakas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theagenis Velis in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Kraniá Dheskátis's Notis Petimezas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Loukas Soulakas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Notis Petimezas took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Loukas Soulakas. Loukas Soulakas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kraniá Dheskátis fans cheered their team off the field, for while Asteras BC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.