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Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Panos Platonidis started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Panos Platonidis in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sotiris Geronimidis saved LinkinPark from getting behind. In the 8th match minute, Peristeri A.E was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Zervakos to maneuver through the defense. Grigoris Topouzis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Nikiforos Papacharalabous made a huge save. 11 minutes into the match, Panos Platonidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sotiris Geronimidis. LinkinPark's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Panos Platonidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Panos Platonidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sotiris Geronimidis was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. After 21 minutes, Veniamin Kakavetsis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LinkinPark and the Peristeri A.E players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute, Veniamin Kakavetsis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 23 minutes, Panos Platonidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peristeri A.E's supporters crossed their fingers, but Panos Platonidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 24 minutes into the game, Thrasivoulos Rathosis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LinkinPark's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Peristeri A.E the free kick. Panos Platonidis scored 0-2 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sotiris Geronimidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Veniamin Kakavetsis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Nikiforos Papacharalabous tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, LinkinPark's Thrasivoulos Rathosis got a free kick in the 35th minute. When Panos Platonidis, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 36 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Sotiris Geronimidis was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Panos Platonidis in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sotiris Geronimidis saved LinkinPark from getting behind. 41 minutes into the match, LinkinPark's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Platonidis came free, but Sotiris Geronimidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sotiris Aggelidis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sotiris Geronimidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Peristeri A.E's Iakovos Kisemlis got a free kick in the 44th minute. Panos Platonidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Sotiris Geronimidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Alexandros Vidalis made the kick off in the second half. Panos Platonidis kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Spyros Geropanagiotis kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. With his leg Sotiris Geronimidis managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Peristeri A.E's Panos Platonidis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Peristeri A.E's Lambros Papachantzoulis got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th match minute, LinkinPark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thrasivoulos Rathosis to maneuver through the defense. Spyros Geropanagiotis kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th play minute Panos Platonidis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sotiris Geronimidis. 0-3. Nikiforos Papacharalabous came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by LinkinPark's Veniamin Kakavetsis. But to his dismay, Veniamin Kakavetsis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Nikiforos Papacharalabous made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thrasivoulos Rathosis in the 76th minute of play. Panos Platonidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nikiforos Papacharalabous showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veniamin Kakavetsis, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Panos Platonidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikiforos Papacharalabous took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veniamin Kakavetsis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spyros Geropanagiotis took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikiforos Papacharalabous. Nikiforos Papacharalabous dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. 96 minutes into the game, Peristeri A.E's Stavros Alexiou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sotiris Geronimidis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4.