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Αkova
Spectators: 6769 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zacharias Tsartas got the match started through his kick off. Christos Papadopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacharias Tsartas, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Christos Sakelaridis charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christos Sakelaridis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Αkova's Christos Sakelaridis got a free kick in the 7th minute. If Zacharias Tsartas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Αkova's Antonis Pnevmatikatos got a free kick in the 15th minute. Thrasivoulos Vezirgiannidis, 16 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Sakis Kalabalikis made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Giannis Chatzakis sent off a good shot on target. 28 minutes into the match, Giannis Chatzakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sakis Kalabalikis. Genésio BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giannis Chatzakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Antonis Pnevmatikatos kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Thrasivoulos Vezirgiannidis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Christos Papadopoulos. Αkova's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Efthimis Zaranis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viktoras Thomakos struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Christos Papadopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Genésio BC. Christos Papadopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktoras Thomakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Zacharias Tsartas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 48 minutes of play, Genésio BC's Zacharias Tsartas made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christos Papadopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Efthimis Zaranis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fotis Giotoulis charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fotis Giotoulis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Αkova's Fotis Giotoulis got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Zacharias Tsartas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christos Papadopoulos having to interfere. Giannis Chatzakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Sakis Kalabalikis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stathis Daras kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Fotis Giotoulis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viktoras Thomakos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Christos Papadopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Αkova getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Eutichios Papadatos hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Eutichios Papadatos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Αkova's goalkeeper Christos Papadopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antonis Pnevmatikatos hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aris Leontakoglou during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Αkova's Aris Leontakoglou got a free kick in the 97th minute. Genésio BC'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.