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Xoϊdha Stadium
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stefanos Tsouknidas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stefanos Tsouknidas in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thymios Bozidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stefanos Tsouknidas took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thymios Bozidis. Thymios Bozidis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 11th minute Nikos Stergallas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Stabouloglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marinos Stabouloglou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Petros Vogiatzis in the 13th minute. In the 13th minute, Xoϊdha's Petros Vogiatzis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marinos Stabouloglou. Marinos Stabouloglou yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Petros Vogiatzis could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Marinos Stabouloglou however easily saved by the left post. In the 20th minute, Charis Tavlaridis made a precise shot to the right of Marinos Stabouloglou. Xalkida's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Marinos Stabouloglou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Stergallas in the 23rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikos Stergallas in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marinos Stabouloglou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petros Vogiatzis got free with Marinos Stabouloglou in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xalkida's Marinos Stabouloglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charis Tavlaridis in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute of the match Renos Trilofos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thymios Bozidis skillfully saved the ball. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xoϊdha's goalkeeper Thymios Bozidis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stefanos Tsouknidas scored 2-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thymios Bozidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nikos Stergallas to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Nikos Stergallas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Stabouloglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iason Kapsis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thymios Bozidis having to interfere. In the 61st match minute, Xoϊdha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charis Tavlaridis to maneuver through the defense. Xoϊdha's Thymios Bozidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Xoϊdha from getting a goal against them. Kostas Kapelis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thymios Bozidis having to interfere. Stefanos Tsouknidas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thymios Bozidis having to interfere. In the 75th minute Petros Vogiatzis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Stabouloglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Iason Kapsis fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xalkida's protests and gave Iason Kapsis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th match minute, Xalkida was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iason Kapsis to maneuver through the defense. Marinos Stabouloglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petros Vogiatzis in the 83rd minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, Petros Vogiatzis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Marinos Stabouloglou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Christos Paschalis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 96 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Xalkida players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Xoϊdha.