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RIO ARENA
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Akis Koukoulekis made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignatios Meletis. The supporters of RIO FC booed when Toutourouki f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefanos Periou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Ignatios Meletis sent off a good shot on target. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akis Koukoulekis in the 12th minute of play. Ignatios Meletis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Tolis Mantouvalos made a huge save. Avraam Pedoulakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Thomopoulos in the 14th minute of play. In the 24th minute Kleanthis Manousaridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Pedoulakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Toutourouki f.c. from getting a goal against them. Avraam Pedoulakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Domeka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ignatios Meletis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Tolis Mantouvalos made a huge save. 33 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignatios Meletis. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Ignatios Meletis sent off a good shot on target. After 37 played minutes RIO FC got a freekick which was hit by Grigoris Staboulidis. In the 40th minute Panos Kallitzakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Pedoulakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panos Zablakos hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Avraam Pedoulakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Kallitzakis in the 45th minute of play. 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 1-0.

When RIO FC's Ignatios Meletis, in the 51st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for RIO FC. After 52 played minutes, RIO FC's Grigoris Vourousis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in RIO FC reached it. 54 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sokratis Tsagarakis came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Akis Koukoulekis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avraam Pedoulakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Domeka in the 58th minute of the match. In the 65th minute Ulises Domeka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Pedoulakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avraam Pedoulakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefanos Periou, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Avraam Pedoulakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Domeka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avraam Pedoulakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 73rd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Toutourouki f.c.'s Avraam Pedoulakis threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ulises Domeka, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sokratis Tsagarakis's late challenge caught a Toutourouki f.c.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sokratis Tsagarakis helped the player get up and apologised. Sokratis Tsagarakis hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute Kleanthis Manousaridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Pedoulakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ignatios Meletis in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolis Mantouvalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, RIO FC's Avraam Pedoulakis got control of the ball when Panos Kallitzakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulises Domeka in the 91st minute of play forced RIO FC's goalkeeper Avraam Pedoulakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Panos Zablakos hit a great ball. Many of Toutourouki f.c.'s supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Toutourouki f.c. may have spent more time on the ball, but RIO FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.