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Sphinari Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Kestrνnis booed when Sphinari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sofoklis Petridis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Kestrνnis's goalkeeper Manolis Loumidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Veniamin Dokos. Kestrνnis's Manolis Loumidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Kestrνnis from getting a goal against them. If Veniamin Dokos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th match minute, Sphinari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Tsebelis to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 18 minutes, Christos Stamatis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kestrνnis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christos Stamatis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christoforos Labellis came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Kestrνnis's Christos Stamatis. But to his dismay, Christos Stamatis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Manolis Loumidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Veniamin Dokos in the 25th minute. Christos Stamatis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christoforos Labellis having to interfere. Christos Stamatis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christoforos Labellis having to interfere. Christodoulos Agapoulis hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Stavros Mouzis hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 37th match minute, Kestrνnis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christodoulos Agapoulis to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute, Thymios Vakouftsis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute, Iakovos Grigorakos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Kestrνnis's Manolis Loumidis didn't even have to move. Christoforos Labellis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giannis Trachanas's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Christos Stamatis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christos Loukanidis during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Christos Loukanidis hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alkis Skandalidis to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Kestrνnis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christos Loukanidis to maneuver through the defense. Manolis Loumidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alkis Skandalidis went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Sphinari's Christoforos Labellis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orestis Skouras in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th match minute, Kestrνnis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Trachanas to maneuver through the defense. When Stavros Mouzis fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kestrνnis's protests and gave Stavros Mouzis a yellow card for diving instead. Stavros Mouzis kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After 84 minutes, Iraklis Stefanidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sphinari and the Kestrνnis players grew even worse after the yellow card. Iraklis Stefanidis scored 2-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manolis Loumidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Veniamin Dokos struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Manolis Loumidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sphinari. After a rather tough play, Kestrνnis's Orestis Skouras got a free kick in the 94th minute. Kestrνnis's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.