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Stadium of Dreams
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Theofilos Vrakozonis started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, one of Ximpatzides FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ximpatzides FC. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Roma F.C Hellas. Giorgos Vasiliadis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Miltos Rigas. 0-1. Pavlos Travlos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Miltos Rigas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Pavlos Travlos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miltos Rigas. Ximpatzides FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pavlos Travlos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Giannis Konstantinou charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giannis Konstantinou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Roma F.C Hellas's Giannis Konstantinou got a free kick in the 20th minute. Fondas Tsolakopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Miltos Rigas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Christos Bourekakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikitas Bikas got free with Dimitris Kavouropoulos in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ximpatzides FC's Miltos Rigas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavlos Travlos in the 37th minute of play. Fondas Tsolakopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miltos Rigas having to interfere. Pavlos Travlos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miltos Rigas having to make a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fondas Tsolakopoulos to make the kick off. After 53 minutes Ximpatzides FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Giorgos Vasiliadis who took care of the corner kick. 53 minutes into the game, Giannis Kakoulakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roma F.C Hellas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ximpatzides FC the free kick. In the 53rd match minute, Roma F.C Hellas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Kakoulakis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 58th minute by Avraam Kastras got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Nikitas Bikas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th match minute, Roma F.C Hellas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fondas Tsolakopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Ximpatzides FC's Miltos Rigas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fondas Tsolakopoulos in the 68th minute of play. A hard shot 70 in the game by Pavlos Travlos from a close distance when the talented Miltos Rigas managed to make a qualified save. Ximpatzides FC's players were relieved. If Pavlos Travlos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Pavlos Travlos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Giannis Konstantinou was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 81 minutes had been played. A collision led to Roma F.C Hellas getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Giannis Konstantinou hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pavlos Travlos got free with Miltos Rigas in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Ximpatzides FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Pantelis Ntaikos hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the match, Ximpatzides FC's goalkeeper Miltos Rigas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pavlos Travlos. The Ximpatzides FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Roma F.C Hellas's performance. The match ended with a win for Roma F.C Hellas.