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Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Lefteris Koutroutsos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Nikitas Batatoudis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anthimos Laganas. Aristoi FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikitas Batatoudis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Aristoi FC's Giorgos Tsatsos got a free kick in the 8th minute. A collision led to Aristoi FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Theofanis Tsakonakis hit a great ball. Lefteris Koutroutsos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Anthimos Laganas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Palaiográtsanon booed when Aristoi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theofanis Tsakonakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Nikitas Batatoudis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 21 minutes, Lefteris Koutroutsos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palaiográtsanon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lefteris Koutroutsos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paris Giannakopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charalambos Pachopoulos having to interfere. Anthimos Laganas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikitas Batatoudis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alkaios Bekos kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Sagionaridis in the 32nd minute of play forced Palaiográtsanon's goalkeeper Charalambos Pachopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Aristoi FC's Giannis Sagionaridis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charalambos Pachopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lefteris Koutroutsos in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anthimos Laganas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th minute, Valerios Voutsas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lefteris Koutroutsos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthimos Laganas having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giannis Sagionaridis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Paris Giannakopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charalambos Pachopoulos. Palaiográtsanon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paris Giannakopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Palaiográtsanon's Charalambos Pachopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Sagionaridis in the 60th minute of play. Anthimos Laganas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lefteris Koutroutsos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lefteris Koutroutsos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Lefteris Koutroutsos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palaiográtsanon's supporters rose to their feet, but Lefteris Koutroutsos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anthimos Laganas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 68 minutes, Theofanis Tsakonakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aristoi FC and the Palaiográtsanon players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Aristoi FC's Theofanis Tsakonakis got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Aristoi FC's goalkeeper Anthimos Laganas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Charalambos Pachopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Sagionaridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikitas Batatoudis got free with Anthimos Laganas in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lefteris Koutroutsos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palaiográtsanon's goalkeeper Charalambos Pachopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.