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Megadendro Stadium
Spectators: 6924 (Terracing: 5100, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Charalambos Kastanis started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes of play, Dhιlka's Apostolis Tsoros made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marios Koumis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 13th match minute, Megadendro BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thalis Karakonstantinou to maneuver through the defense. Charalambos Kastanis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marios Koumis having to interfere. A collision led to Megadendro BC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Thodoris Xanthidis hit a great ball. Petros Spetsarias hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The attack was good, but when Charalambos Kastanis in the 24th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 27 minutes into the game, Ilias Kavazis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Megadendro BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dhιlka the free kick. A collision led to Megadendro BC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ilias Kavazis hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Charalambos Kastanis in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marios Koumis saved Megadendro BC from getting behind. Savas Moustakas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christos Koskinas in the 32nd minute. Charalambos Kastanis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marios Koumis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Dimosthenis Dilberis's late challenge caught a Megadendro BC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dimosthenis Dilberis helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Dhιlka's Dimosthenis Dilberis got a free kick in the 39th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Christos Koskinas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Savas Moustakas. Dhιlka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christos Koskinas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 47th match minute, Dhιlka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sakis Spyridakos to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The audience was convinced that Charalambos Kastanis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marios Koumis was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Apostolis Tsoros got free with Marios Koumis in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Giannis Galanopoulos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 61 minutes into the match. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Dhιlka! In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for Megadendro BC. Anastasios Karameros stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Savas Moustakas. 2-1. Dhιlka's Sakis Spyridakos got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Dhιlka defense, Giannis Kokkalas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Savas Moustakas. The Dhιlka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Savas Moustakas should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Megadendro BC booed when Dhιlka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lambis Papagiotopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giannis Kokkalas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giannis Kokkalas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.