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Apσskepos Stadium
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Eleftherios Karntasis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Zinon Valassiou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Marios Giannaros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marios Giannaros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grigoris Skapaneas went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Zinon Valassiou managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ's supporters rose to their feet, but Zinon Valassiou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marios Giannaros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eleftherios Karntasis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pantelis Kazanakis having to interfere. In the 20th minute, one of A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ. 31 minutes into the game, Zisis Kounoupis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Barcelona the free kick. After a rather tough play, A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ's Zisis Kounoupis got a free kick in the 31st minute. Zinon Valassiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ's Charis Peronosporopoulos got a free kick in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eleftherios Karntasis in the 47th minute of play forced A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ's goalkeeper Pantelis Kazanakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zinon Valassiou to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Nikos Tachtsidis 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. When Nikolas Tournas fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Barcelona's protests and gave Nikolas Tournas a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Barcelona getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Nikolas Tournas hit a great ball. In the 58th minute there was a penalty for FC Barcelona. Dionysis Protopapadakis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pantelis Kazanakis. 1-1. In the 65th minute Eleftherios Karntasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pantelis Kazanakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikos Tachtsidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Pantelis Kazanakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zinon Valassiou in the 71st minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Marios Giannaros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Barcelona's zone, Zinon Valassiou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marios Giannaros came out of the goal and Zinon Valassiou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zinon Valassiou in the 77th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Marios Giannaros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigoris Skapaneas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Marios Giannaros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marios Giannaros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zinon Valassiou in the 85th minute of the match. Marios Giannaros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zinon Valassiou in the 92nd minute of play. After 94 played minutes A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ got a freekick which was hit by Charis Peronosporopoulos. Markos Remoundos kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. FC Barcelona were awarded a corner in the 100th minute after A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dionysis Protopapadakis took the corner. At last the ball reached Eleftherios Karntasis at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of A.E. MΠΑΜΠΙΝΗΣ. 2-1. FC Barcelona's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.