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LEOFOROS FC STADIUM
Spectators: 7997 (Terracing: 5999, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Theocharis Kottikas made the kick off which started today's match. Ntinos Giannakopoulos took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michalis Papastergiou. Michalis Papastergiou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 13th minute, Telis Kostiadis 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. Michalis Papastergiou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theocharis Kottikas in the 17th minute of play. Ken Troxler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stavros Tsakoumis in the 21st minute of play. Renos Zikos kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Telis Kostiadis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ken Troxler. PANATHINAIKOS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Telis Kostiadis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 32nd minute, Marios Tzanetis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Michalis Papastergiou, passed just outside the right post. 34 minutes into the match, Agrinio's goal looked a bit too open when Theocharis Kottikas came free, but Michalis Papastergiou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 played minutes Agrinio got a freekick which was hit by Babbis Kagiouzis. A collision led to Agrinio getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Vassilis Brizolakos hit a great ball. The supporters of PANATHINAIKOS booed when Agrinio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Babbis Kagiouzis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michalis Papastergiou made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Ntinos Giannakopoulos sent off a good shot on target. PANATHINAIKOS's Ntinos Giannakopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 42 played minutes Agrinio got a freekick which was hit by Eutichios Loukoumas. Michalis Papastergiou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theocharis Kottikas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Telis Kostiadis to strike the kick off in the second half. Gerasimos Adamou hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. PANATHINAIKOS's Ken Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stavros Tsakoumis in the 58th minute of play. Agrinio's Telis Kostiadis got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Telis Kostiadis got free with Ken Troxler in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renos Zikos during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, PANATHINAIKOS's Renos Zikos got a free kick in the 66th minute. Ken Troxler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Telis Kostiadis in the 72nd minute. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Agrinio! Ken Troxler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Telis Kostiadis in the 80th minute. After 83 minutes, Ignatios Tsatsos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PANATHINAIKOS and the Agrinio players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ignatios Tsatsos kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Michalis Papastergiou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ntinos Giannakopoulos in the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, PANATHINAIKOS's Ntinos Giannakopoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michalis Papastergiou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Michalis Papastergiou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theocharis Kottikas in the 92nd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the game, Theocharis Kottikas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Michalis Papastergiou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Telis Kostiadis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Ken Troxler made a huge save. PANATHINAIKOS'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.