League

Patrida
Spectators: 7910 (Terracing: 6052, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 44) Patrida's Emmanouil Sidiropoulos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, Emmanouil Sidiropoulos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of 龙卫天. Emmanouil Sidiropoulos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After 11 played minutes Patrida got a freekick which was hit by Emmanouil Sidiropoulos. Emmanouil Sidiropoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 龙卫天 having to interfere. A collision led to Patrida getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Efthimis Moutsios hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Patrida's zone, Dionysis Vertsos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Loukianos Poursanidis came out of the goal and Dionysis Vertsos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Kσniari FC's Lambros Michelakis got a free kick in the 21st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Loukianos Troupkos got free with 龙卫天 in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 龙卫天 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loukianos Troupkos's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. If Zacharias Venetidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Emmanouil Sidiropoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Emmanouil Sidiropoulos could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which 龙卫天 however easily saved by the left post. Babbis Romanos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Loukianos Poursanidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Patrida's goal looked a bit too open when Lambros Michelakis came free, but Loukianos Poursanidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Babbis Romanos to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Loukianos Troupkos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. 龙卫天 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Loukianos Troupkos took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 龙卫天. 龙卫天 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loukianos Troupkos in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 龙卫天 saved Kσniari FC from getting behind. 龙卫天 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukianos Troupkos in the 61st minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Markos Papastavrou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efthimis Moutsios's late challenge caught a Kσniari FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efthimis Moutsios helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Patrida fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Kσniari FC a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dionysis Vertsos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Patrida's Loukianos Poursanidis. 5-1. After 83 played minutes Kσniari FC got a freekick which was hit by Sokratis Salaggoudis. Babbis Romanos hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Emmanouil Sidiropoulos scored 6-1 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 龙卫天, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 90 minutes into the game, one of Kσniari FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 91st minute there was a penalty for Patrida. Emmanouil Sidiropoulos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving 龙卫天. 7-1. There was no doubt that Patrida were the better team. Patrida's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.