League

Nea Smyrni Stadium
Spectators: 7795 (Terracing: 5851, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thanasis Souliopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lefteris Pikilidis hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Theofanis Abelas made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Christos Karagiannopoulos sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christos Karagiannopoulos in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Theofanis Abelas saved Trikala F.C. from getting behind. In the 13th match minute, Trikala F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manos Katsios to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute, Vrasidas Pirovolikos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Panionios FC booed when Trikala F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thanasis Souliopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Panos Gabriilidis kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Minas Kakavos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thanasis Souliopoulos's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Panos Gabriilidis charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Panos Gabriilidis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Panionios FC booed when Trikala F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panos Gabriilidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute Thanasis Souliopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Minas Kakavos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christos Karagiannopouloss short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Theofanis Abelas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanasis Souliopoulos scored 0-2 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Minas Kakavos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Minas Kakavos came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Trikala F.C.'s Thanasis Souliopoulos. But to his dismay, Thanasis Souliopoulos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manos Katsios in the 44th minute of play forced Panionios FC's goalkeeper Minas Kakavos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thanasis Souliopoulos in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Minas Kakavos saved Panionios FC from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christos Karagiannopoulos to strike the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Akis Tsagris in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Trikala F.C.'s Manos Katsios. After a rather tough play, Trikala F.C.'s Panos Gabriilidis got a free kick in the 54th minute. The supporters of Trikala F.C. booed when Panionios FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anastasios Diamantidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 59 in the game by Thanasis Souliopoulos from a close distance when the talented Minas Kakavos managed to make a qualified save. Panionios FC's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thanasis Souliopoulos got free with Minas Kakavos in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 67 in the game by Thanasis Souliopoulos from a close distance when the talented Minas Kakavos managed to make a qualified save. Panionios FC's players were relieved. Thanasis Souliopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Theofanis Abelas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theagenis Paragas in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Karagiannopoulos in the 72nd minute of play forced Trikala F.C.'s goalkeeper Theofanis Abelas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanasis Souliopoulos's late challenge caught a Panionios FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thanasis Souliopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. Thanasis Souliopoulos hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Minas Kakavos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manos Katsios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanasis Souliopoulos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Minas Kakavos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giorgos Varverakis during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Giorgos Varverakis hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rdth minute of the game Thanasis Souliopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panionios FC's Minas Kakavos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thanasis Souliopoulos in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Minas Kakavos saved Panionios FC from getting behind. 85 minutes into the game, Thanasis Souliopoulos lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Minas Kakavos. 93 minutes into the match, Trikala F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Christos Karagiannopoulos came free, but Theofanis Abelas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Theofanis Abelas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christos Karagiannopoulos's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The Trikala F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Trikala F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.