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Tsimovaz
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stathis Petriniotis started the match with the kick off. Christos Pourliotopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Alkinoos Fakkas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alkinoos Fakkas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marinos Kortzidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stathis Petriniotis in the 12th minute of play forced Tsimova BCz's goalkeeper Panos Ntouvaras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tsimova BCz's Panos Ntouvaras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stathis Petriniotis in the 15th minute of play. Fivos Giannos kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Panos Ntouvaras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Kaklamanos in the 19th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in OL. DRAGONS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! Alkinoos Fakkas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Pourliotopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panos Ntouvaras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sotiris Kondilis in the 32nd minute of the match. When Vladimiros Preftokis fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tsimova BCz's protests and gave Vladimiros Preftokis a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tsimova BCz getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Vladimiros Preftokis hit a great ball. Panos Ntouvaras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stathis Petriniotis, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute Sotiris Kondilis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Ntouvaras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimitris Seftelis in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkinoos Fakkas saved OL. DRAGONS from getting behind. Panos Ntouvaras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stathis Petriniotis in the 40th minute of the match. Christos Pourliotopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute Stathis Petriniotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Ntouvaras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christos Pourliotopoulos was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Tsimova BCz getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Thanos Peristeropoulos hit a great ball. In the 55th minute, Sotiris Kondilis 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. Christos Pourliotopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 65 minutes into the match, Christos Pourliotopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alkinoos Fakkas. OL. DRAGONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christos Pourliotopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. With an all-out effort, OL. DRAGONS's Panos Ntouvaras threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nikos Giannou, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Vladimiros Preftokis hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Christos Pourliotopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Themistoklis Koutsilas during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Themistoklis Koutsilas kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Stathis Petriniotis was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 80th minute. OL. DRAGONS's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Vladimiros Preftokis was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 82 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Tsimova BCz's Vladimiros Preftokis got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Themistoklis Koutsilas hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. If Sotiris Kondilis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tsimova BCz fans cheered their team off the field, for while OL. DRAGONS had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.