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Αrdhosos
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eutichios Droumalias kicked off to start the match. Eugenios Proestos charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eugenios Proestos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Zαrka. Stergios Stelatos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nontas Asimoulis. 0-1. Panagiotis Boukouvalas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 10 minutes, Eutichios Droumalias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zαrka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eutichios Droumalias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nontas Asimoulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Boukouvalas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panagiotis Boukouvalas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nontas Asimoulis having to interfere. The supporters of Zαrka booed when Αrdhosos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Menelaos Tsobanakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Panagiotis Kommatos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Stergios Stelatos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Αrdhosos FC's Nontas Asimoulis didn't even have to move. After some careless play in the Zαrka defense, Kostas Georgiadis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stratos Charalambakis. The Zαrka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stratos Charalambakis should have stopped the shot. Nontas Asimoulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eutichios Droumalias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stratos Charalambakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alekos Fragoulakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alekos Fragoulakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kostas Georgiadiss short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Stratos Charalambakis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Kostas Georgiadis came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Αrdhosos FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kostas Georgiadis couldn't finish the play. Nestoras Giannakoglou hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Stratos Charalambakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alekos Fragoulakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alekos Fragoulakis was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute Kostas Georgiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stratos Charalambakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panagiotis Boukouvalas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eutichios Droumalias in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nontas Asimoulis saved Αrdhosos FC from getting behind. A collision led to Αrdhosos FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Panagiotis Kommatos hit a great ball. Eutichios Droumalias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kostas Georgiadis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Stratos Charalambakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Panagiotis Boukouvalas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Nontas Asimoulis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zαrka's Konstantinos Ouzounidis suffered a sore thigh after 75 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Panagiotis Kommatos's late challenge caught a Zαrka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Panagiotis Kommatos helped the player get up and apologised. Panagiotis Kommatos hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Zαrka's Stratos Charalambakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alekos Fragoulakis in the 79th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Zαrka's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Georgiadis came free, but Stratos Charalambakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stratos Charalambakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alekos Fragoulakis in the 83rd minute of play. Panagiotis Boukouvalas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nontas Asimoulis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Georgiadis in the 91st minute of play forced Zαrka's goalkeeper Stratos Charalambakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.