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Georgaraiika
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Charilaos Bolos got the match started through his kick off. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Georgaraiika's Aris Mardakis in the 4th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Panagiotis Xanthopoulos was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Makrýlakkos through an amazing save. When Alekos Koutsoudakis came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Makrýlakkos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alekos Koutsoudakis couldn't finish the play. Aris Mardakis had several of the Makrýlakkos's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 8 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Panagiotis Xanthopoulos as he didn't even see the shot coming. Soulis Labetis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panagiotis Xanthopoulos having to interfere. If Aris Mardakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Soulis Labetis kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After 27 minutes of play, Georgaraiika's Dionysis Pantos made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panagiotis Xanthopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Georgaraiika booed when Makrýlakkos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefanos Batistas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Panagiotis Xanthopoulos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Aris Mardakis might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Panagiotis Xanthopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aris Mardakis ran back to his position shaking his head. Aris Mardakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charilaos Bolos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aris Mardakis to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Aris Mardakis made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Makrýlakkos's Panagiotis Xanthopoulos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Makrýlakkos's Panagiotis Xanthopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dionysis Pantos in the 55th minute of play. When Aris Mardakis came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Georgaraiika fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aris Mardakis couldn't finish the play. Aris Mardakis took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Panagiotis Xanthopoulos. Panagiotis Xanthopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Alekos Koutsoudakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Kleon Mitrou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute Dionysis Pantos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Xanthopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aris Mardakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Panagiotis Xanthopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aris Mardakis took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Panagiotis Xanthopoulos. Panagiotis Xanthopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. After having played for 89 minutes, Aris Mardakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Georgaraiika's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aris Mardakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aris Mardakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Panagiotis Xanthopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, Georgaraiika was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akis Giaourtelis to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Soulis Labetis during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Georgaraiika getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Soulis Labetis hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the Georgaraiika players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.