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Tsimovaz
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miltos Ziogas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pantelis Kalamarakis 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. The long shot by Thanos Peristeropoulos in the 10th minute really tested Christos Chatzidakis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 14th minute, Vaggelis Nebegleras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 15th minute by Dimitris Seftelis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Christos Chatzidakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Prassas in the 21st minute of the match. Pantelis Kalamarakis was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 28th minute. Tsimova BCz's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Prassas in the 29th minute of play forced Nea Smirni's goalkeeper Christos Chatzidakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pantelis Kalamarakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Christos Chatzidakis made a huge save. In the last second Christos Chatzidakis throw himself and got hold of the ball when Giorgos Prassas in the 32ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Miltos Ziogas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Panos Ntouvaras tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanos Peristeropoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thanos Peristeropoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanos Peristeropoulos hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Vladimiros Preftokis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tsimova BCz's goalkeeper Panos Ntouvaras, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Giorgos Prassas made a kick off. After 59 played minutes Tsimova BCz got a freekick which was hit by Paris Ouzounidis. Nea Smirni's Christos Chatzidakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Seftelis in the 62nd minute of play. Giorgos Prassas took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christos Chatzidakis. Christos Chatzidakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Christos Chatzidakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Seftelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Tsimova BCz's Vladimiros Preftokis got a free kick in the 76th minute. A collision led to Tsimova BCz getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Thanos Peristeropoulos hit a great ball. Panos Ntouvaras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikitas Papalexis in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute Giorgos Stravogiannos 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. Pantelis Kalamarakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giorgos Stravogiannos succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. Panos Ntouvaras was out of position in the 96 minute of play, and Miltos Ziogas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Miltos Ziogas really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Tsimova BCz's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.