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Katsilimaνika Stadiu
Spectators: 7100 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marinos Kisemlis made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Nestoras Tsatsoulis lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Minas Kabantais. In the 6th minute, Grigoris Moustakidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 8 minutes on the clock, Iakovos Trichias commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 8th minute, one of Katsilimaνika:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Katsilimaνika. The referee gave Panetolikos PC a penalty, 10 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Chatziantoniou Papachristos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Katsilimaνika's Kostas Nikolaidis. 1-1. After 13 minutes, Grigoris Moustakidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Katsilimaνika and the Panetolikos PC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Katsilimaνika was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigoris Moustakidis to maneuver through the defense. After 16 minutes, Nestoras Tsatsoulis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Katsilimaνika and the Panetolikos PC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Katsilimaνika getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Nestoras Tsatsoulis hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Iosif Vyntra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kostas Nikolaidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alkis Seletopoulos in the 20th minute of the match. Nestoras Tsatsoulis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Panetolikos PC's Minas Kabantais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Panetolikos PC from getting a goal against them. Kostas Nikolaidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilias Kopanakis in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Katsilimaνika's goal looked a bit too open when Alkis Seletopoulos came free, but Kostas Nikolaidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Tasos Alexiou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kostas Nikolaidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 35 minutes into the game, Tasos Alexiou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Kostas Nikolaidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Katsilimaνika's Marinos Mouratidis got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Panetolikos PC's Minas Kabantais got control of the ball when Grigoris Moustakidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Marinos Mouratidis made a precise shot to the right of Minas Kabantais. Panetolikos PC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkis Seletopoulos in the 47th minute of play forced Katsilimaνika's goalkeeper Kostas Nikolaidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Katsilimaνika players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Panetolikos PC were winning 2-3.

In the 52nd minute, Grigoris Moustakidis 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. In the 54th minute, Grigoris Moustakidis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Minas Kabantais was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. After a defensive mix-up in Panetolikos PC's zone, Nestoras Tsatsoulis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Minas Kabantais came out of the goal and Nestoras Tsatsoulis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute of the match, Iosif Vyntra got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kostas Nikolaidis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marinos Kisemlis in the 67th minute of play forced Panetolikos PC's goalkeeper Minas Kabantais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Minas Kabantais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marinos Mouratidis in the 69th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Panetolikos PC's zone, Grigoris Moustakidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Minas Kabantais came out of the goal and Grigoris Moustakidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 73 minutes into the match, Panetolikos PC's goal looked a bit too open when Marinos Mouratidis came free, but Minas Kabantais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilias Kopanakis hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Katsilimaνika's Nestoras Tsatsoulis got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Nestoras Tsatsoulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alkis Seletopoulos scored 3-4 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kostas Nikolaidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Katsilimaνika's Marinos Mouratidis in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panetolikos PC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Panetolikos PC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Alkis Seletopoulos hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Grigoris Moustakidis 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. Nestoras Tsatsoulis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Panetolikos PC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Katsilimaνika's much stronger midfield.