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Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikos Kraidis got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes, Fragiskos Mantarinakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Trikala FC and the REDS FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fragiskos Mantarinakis hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 7th match minute, REDS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dionysis Koufos to maneuver through the defense. Apostolos Spyrou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. REDS FC's Nestoras Kolonelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostolos Spyrou in the 15th minute of play. Nestoras Kolonelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apostolos Spyrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Nikos Kraidis struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Alex Pirani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for REDS FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolos Spyrou in the 26th minute of play forced REDS FC's goalkeeper Nestoras Kolonelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fragiskos Kalabosis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nestoras Kolonelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fragiskos Kalabosis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fragiskos Kalabosis in the 36th minute of play forced REDS FC's goalkeeper Nestoras Kolonelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fragiskos Kalabosis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Apostolos Spyrou to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind REDS FC's goalkeeper Nestoras Kolonelos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 67 minutes, Fragiskos Kalabosis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trikala FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fragiskos Kalabosis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nestoras Kolonelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apostolos Spyrou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fragiskos Kalabosis struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Nestoras Kolonelos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trikala FC. Alex Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alekos Valassopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. REDS FC's Nestoras Kolonelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostolos Spyrou in the 80th minute of play. Fragiskos Kalabosis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Nestoras Kolonelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Christoforos Belos fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored REDS FC's protests and gave Christoforos Belos a yellow card for diving instead. Christoforos Belos kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Trikala FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.