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Melianá
Spectators: 7900 (Terracing: 5925, Seating: 1817, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ivan Chabanenko made the kick off which started today's match. 1-0 became the score in the 6th minute when Ivan Chabanenko elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Chatziioannou Dedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kleon Spyropoulos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Steve Walsh having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Ciano in the 17th minute of play forced POUTSA FC's goalkeeper Giannis Tziolis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind POUTSA FC's goalkeeper Giannis Tziolis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Anestis Vlachoudis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes in the game, Ivan Chabanenko fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Giannis Tziolis having to interfere. With a little luck, POUTSA FC's Giannis Tziolis got control of the ball when Ivan Chabanenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Giannis Tziolis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Chabanenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Steve Walsh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kleon Spyropoulos in the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chatziioannou Dedes made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Alin Cucerdean cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Giannis Tziolis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 55 minutes into the match, Ivan Chabanenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giannis Tziolis. POUTSA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivan Chabanenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 60 minutes into the game, SANTA BARBARA's Ivan Chabanenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giannis Tziolis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. 64 minutes into the game, SANTA BARBARA's Ivan Chabanenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giannis Tziolis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 67th match minute, SANTA BARBARA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alin Cucerdean to maneuver through the defense. Alin Cucerdean blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giannis Tziolis having to make a save. In the 69th minute Alin Cucerdean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Tziolis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Stefanos Bountouris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute, Ivan Chabanenko got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Aldo Ciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Ivan Chabanenko notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of POUTSA FC's Giannis Tziolis. Giannis Tziolis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to SANTA BARBARA getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Anestis Vlachoudis hit a great ball. Giannis Tziolis came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by SANTA BARBARA's Ivan Chabanenko. But to his dismay, Ivan Chabanenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. After a defensive mix-up in POUTSA FC's zone, Ivan Chabanenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giannis Tziolis came out of the goal and Ivan Chabanenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. POUTSA FC's Giannis Tziolis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Ciano in the 85th minute of play. Giannis Tziolis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anestis Vlachoudis in the 86th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Chabanenko in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giannis Tziolis saved POUTSA FC from getting behind. Ivan Chabanenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Giannis Tziolis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SANTA BARBARA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.