League

Plessa Stadium
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kostas Boutzoukas got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s zone, Alexandros Pachidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Renos Valsaris came out of the goal and Alexandros Pachidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kostas Boutzoukas 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Telakos in the 11th minute of play forced MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Renos Valsaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Pournaris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Menelaos Papaloukas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of MANAGERNONDAS F.C. booed when Real Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alekos Papaemmanouil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kostas Boutzoukas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stefanos Pikoulas hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. When Lefteris Kountouris came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the MANAGERNONDAS F.C. 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 Lefteris Kountouris couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Real Madrid booed when MANAGERNONDAS F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louis Loubadiaris didn't get a good kick on the ball. Renos Valsaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petros Telakos in the 32nd minute of play. Lefteris Kountouris took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Menelaos Papaloukas. Real Madrid's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Nikos Pournaris 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. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stergios Karvounis was the one to do the kick off. Menelaos Papaloukas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikos Pournaris's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. 58 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Pournaris came free, but Menelaos Papaloukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petros Telakos got free with Renos Valsaris in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nikos Pournaris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Real Madrid's zone, Kostas Boutzoukas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menelaos Papaloukas came out of the goal and Kostas Boutzoukas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Real Madrid's Menelaos Papaloukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Pournaris in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Stergios Karvounis came free, but Renos Valsaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute Stergios Karvounis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renos Valsaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Real Madrid's zone, Nikos Pournaris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menelaos Papaloukas came out of the goal and Nikos Pournaris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Petros Telakos scored 0-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Renos Valsaris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s Nikos Pournaris got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Nikos Pournaris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petros Telakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 91 minutes into the match, MANAGERNONDAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Renos Valsaris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Petros Telakos. The Real Madrid players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.