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Balaskaasdika
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tolis Vrachopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dimitris Lagos was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Tolis Vrachopoulos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tolis Vrachopoulos really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Thomas Panagiotopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lambros Stelatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kostas Kottikas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thomas Panagiotopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aris Fragiadis, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Charalambos Ikonomopoulos took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thomas Panagiotopoulos. Thomas Panagiotopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. After some careless play in the Balaskaíika asFC defense, Dorotheos Kotitsas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Panagiotopoulos. The Balaskaíika asFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Panagiotopoulos should have stopped the shot. 36 minutes into the match, Balaskaíika asFC's goal looked a bit too open when Aris Fragiadis came free, but Thomas Panagiotopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute, Kostas Kottikas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dimitris Lagos. The goal made the score 5-2. In the 42nd minute, Kostas Kottikas 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. Tolis Thomaidis took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dimitris Lagos. Dimitris Lagos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Evaggelos Borelis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Snowkids GF getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Evaggelos Borelis hit a great ball. Tolis Thomaidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th minute, Tolis Vrachopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dimitris Lagos was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-2. Antonis Pezos hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Thomas Panagiotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaggelos Borelis in the 59th minute of the match. Tolis Vrachopoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dimitris Lagos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tolis Vrachopoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. Tolis Vrachopoulos's late challenge caught a Snowkids GF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tolis Vrachopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. Thomas Panagiotopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaggelos Borelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kostas Kottikas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Balaskaíika asFC defense, Lambros Stelatos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Panagiotopoulos. The Balaskaíika asFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Panagiotopoulos should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tolis Vrachopoulos in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dimitris Lagos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With 77 minutes on the clock, Eugenios Bibis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Snowkids GF:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Balaskaíika asFC:s goal. Snowkids GF:s Dimitris Lagos showed great skill when he stopped Tolis Vrachopoulos:s penalty. With an all-out effort, Snowkids GF's Thomas Panagiotopoulos threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aris Fragiadis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 84th minute, Lambros Stelatos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Snowkids GF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-4. Snowkids GF's Lambros Stelatos got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Antonis Pezos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lambros Stelatos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tolis Vrachopoulos succeeded in the game's 96th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 8-4. Balaskaíika asFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.