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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stathis Petriniotis kicked off to start the match. Emmanouil Kounadopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vaggelis Lemonis might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alkinoos Fakkas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vaggelis Lemonis ran back to his position shaking his head. Emmanouil Kounadopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Emmanouil Kounadopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alkinoos Fakkas was a little too slow when Dimos Pentasferos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 1-0. With a little luck, OL. DRAGONS's Alkinoos Fakkas got control of the ball when Emmanouil Kounadopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Emmanouil Kounadopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Απόλλων Λάρισας booed when OL. DRAGONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Themistoklis Koutsilas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Vaggelis Lemonis 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stathis Petriniotis in the 40th minute of play forced Απόλλων Λάρισας's goalkeeper Fokas Thanos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vaggelis Lemonis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Alkinoos Fakkas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 46th minute, Nikos Giannou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vaggelis Lemonis made a kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Vaggelis Lemonis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OL. DRAGONS's Alkinoos Fakkas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sotiris Kondilis during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Απόλλων Λάρισας booed when OL. DRAGONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sotiris Kondilis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in OL. DRAGONS's zone, Vaggelis Lemonis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alkinoos Fakkas came out of the goal and Vaggelis Lemonis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Vaggelis Lemonis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkinoos Fakkas was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Vaggelis Lemonis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Alkinoos Fakkas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the game, Απόλλων Λάρισας's Dimos Pentasferos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alkinoos Fakkas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 67 minutes into the game, Vaggelis Lemonis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Alkinoos Fakkas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 69 played minutes Απόλλων Λάρισας got a freekick which was hit by Panos Votsis. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Vaggelis Lemonis put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alkinoos Fakkas. Dimos Pentasferos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alkinoos Fakkas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Lemonis in the 86th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vaggelis Lemonis in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkinoos Fakkas saved OL. DRAGONS from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Vaggelis Lemonis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkinoos Fakkas was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Απόλλων Λάρισας fully deserved thier win.