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TANTALOS ANGAVANAKIS
Spectators: 8099 (Terracing: 6076, Seating: 1862, VIP seats: 161) Nontas Markas made the kick off and thus started the match. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Nontas Markas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anastasios Basinas, 1-0. Markos Katselis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12thth minute of the game Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tsouknídha FC's Anastasios Basinas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Stelios Kyrimlis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anastasios Basinas made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Nontas Markas sent off a good shot on target. Barakat Al Youha's late challenge caught a Cyprus Eagles AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Barakat Al Youha helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tsouknídha FC's Barakat Al Youha got a free kick in the 16th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stelios Kyrimlis in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pavlos Fotiadis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 26 minutes into the match, Nontas Markas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anastasios Basinas, 2-0. 31 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Marinos Staboulis came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tsouknídha FC's Barakat Al Youha got his second yellow card of the match in the 43rd minute. The referee ordered Barakat Al Youha off the ground. The supporters of Cyprus Eagles AFC booed when Tsouknídha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barakat Al Youha didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 46th minute of play forced Tsouknídha FC's goalkeeper Anastasios Basinas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 minutes of play, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anastasios Basinas was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Charalambos Rokofilos made the kick off in the second half. Anastasios Basinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tsouknídha FC's Anastasios Basinas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 56th minute of play. Anastasios Basinas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nontas Markas in the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Nikos Pathekas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute Nikos Pathekas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastasios Basinas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Markos Katselis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cyprus Eagles AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 69th minute Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastasios Basinas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Tsouknídha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos came free, but Anastasios Basinas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Anastasios Basinas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cyprus Eagles AFC. Akis Lykos kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anastasios Basinas. Tsouknídha FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. If Markos Katselis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stelios Kyrimlis. Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Dimitris Karagiannidis's late challenge caught a Tsouknídha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dimitris Karagiannidis helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Dimitris Karagiannidis got a free kick in the 85th minute. Leonidas Stathis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 90 minutes of play, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anastasios Basinas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 94th minute Nontas Markas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastasios Basinas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cyprus Eagles AFC had won after a very even match.