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Psathokhorion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ajax FC's Eugenios Beloukas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Eugenios Beloukas struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Apostolis Kartsolis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ajax FC. After 6 minutes of play, Ajax FC's Lefteris Kreziadis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Apostolis Kartsolis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iosif Kastanias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Tasos Xidis made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Eugenios Beloukas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Apostolis Kartsolis was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Eugenios Beloukas struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Apostolis Kartsolis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ajax FC. After 20 played minutes Π.Α.Ο.Κ got a freekick which was hit by Iosif Kastanias. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Lefteris Kreziadis sped through Π.Α.Ο.Κ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Apostolis Kartsolis. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Eugenios Beloukas put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Apostolis Kartsolis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenios Beloukas in the 30th minute of play forced Π.Α.Ο.Κ's goalkeeper Apostolis Kartsolis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Eugenios Beloukas sped through Π.Α.Ο.Κ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Apostolis Kartsolis. After 35 minutes of play, Ajax FC's Eugenios Beloukas made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Apostolis Kartsolis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Apostolis Kartsolis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenios Beloukas in the 43rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lefteris Kreziadis in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Apostolis Kartsolis saved Π.Α.Ο.Κ from getting behind. After the first half Ajax FC were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vaggelis Antoniou made a kick off. Π.Α.Ο.Κ's Apostolis Kartsolis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Π.Α.Ο.Κ from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Π.Α.Ο.Κ's Eustratios Markogiannakis got a free kick in the 59th minute. Lefteris Kreziadis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Apostolis Kartsolis made a huge save. Kyriakos Tsiolis charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kyriakos Tsiolis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes Π.Α.Ο.Κ got a freekick which was hit by Kyriakos Tsiolis. Apostolis Kartsolis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenios Beloukas in the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Ajax FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vaggelis Antoniou came free, but Tasos Xidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Eugenios Beloukas put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Apostolis Kartsolis. Tasos Xidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vaggelis Antoniou, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Apostolis Kartsolis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenios Beloukas in the 77th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iosif Kastanias in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tasos Xidis saved Ajax FC from getting behind. Prodromos Letsos hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After 82 minutes of play, Ajax FC's Lefteris Kreziadis made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Apostolis Kartsolis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lefteris Kreziadis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Apostolis Kartsolis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ajax FC's Tasos Xidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iosif Kastanias in the 85th minute of play. Eugenios Beloukas succeeded in the game's 88th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-9. Eugenios Beloukas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Apostolis Kartsolis having to make a save. Ajax FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.