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LEOFOROS FC STADIUM
Spectators: 7966 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Theocharis Kottikas got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Balaskaíika asFC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Iraklis Prionas hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ntinos Giannakopoulos got free with Thomas Panagiotopoulos in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ntinos Giannakopoulos got free with Thomas Panagiotopoulos in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 17th minute Theocharis Kottikas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Panagiotopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Panagiotopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Renos Zikos in the 19th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iraklis Prionas during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Iraklis Prionas kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Balaskaíika asFC's goalkeeper Thomas Panagiotopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ntinos Giannakopoulos. In the 25th minute Tolis Vrachopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ken Troxler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Balaskaíika asFC's Tolis Thomaidis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ken Troxler made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 33 minutes into the game, PANATHINAIKOS's Theocharis Kottikas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Panagiotopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After 39 played minutes Balaskaíika asFC got a freekick which was hit by Iraklis Prionas. Ken Troxler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Kottikas in the 44th minute of play. Thomas Panagiotopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theocharis Kottikas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tolis Vrachopoulos to make the kick off. In the 58th minute Renos Zikos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Panagiotopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, PANATHINAIKOS's Renos Zikos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Panagiotopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Theocharis Kottikas scored 5-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomas Panagiotopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 69 minutes into the match, PANATHINAIKOS's goalkeeper Ken Troxler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tolis Vrachopoulos. Iraklis Prionas got his second yellow card in the match during the 73rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Balaskaíika asFC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Iraklis Prionas hit a great ball. Balaskaíika asFC's Thomas Panagiotopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theocharis Kottikas in the 75th minute of play. With 80 minutes on the clock, Stathis Potiras commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Balaskaíika asFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Prodromos Karalexopoulos in the 86th minute of play forced Balaskaíika asFC's goalkeeper Thomas Panagiotopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 minutes, Marios Tzanetis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PANATHINAIKOS and the Balaskaíika asFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thomas Panagiotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theocharis Kottikas in the 95th minute of the match. Tolis Thomaidis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ken Troxler having to make a save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The PANATHINAIKOS fans cheered their team off the field, for while Balaskaíika asFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.