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We Kick B⚽lls Arena
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anestis Chatziioannou kicked off to start the match. Antonis Kornaros's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniil Bakalopoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Elatokhσri's Daniil Bakalopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Elatokhσri from getting a goal against them. 8 minutes into the match, Elatokhσri's goal looked a bit too open when Anestis Chatziioannou came free, but Daniil Bakalopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Anestis Chatziioannou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniil Bakalopoulos was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Elatokhσri's zone, Antonis Kornaros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniil Bakalopoulos came out of the goal and Antonis Kornaros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Antonis Karakonstantinou 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. If Antonis Karakonstantinou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehmet Ali Akdoğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Petsanas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonis Kornaros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the game, Anestis Chatziioannou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. We Kick B⚽lls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elatokhσri the free kick. When Evaggelos Baskakis fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored We Kick B⚽lls's protests and gave Evaggelos Baskakis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th minute of the match Elatokhσri got a corner. We Kick B⚽lls's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kostas Tsartsalis ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Kostas Tsartsalis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but We Kick B⚽lls's Mehmet Ali Akdoğ did a great save. In the 43rd minute, Evaggelos Vouras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Elatokhσri's zone, Anestis Chatziioannou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniil Bakalopoulos came out of the goal and Anestis Chatziioannou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniil Bakalopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anestis Chatziioannou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonis Karakonstantinou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Mehmet Ali Akdoğ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Thomas Petsanas made the kick off in the second half. Antonis Kornaros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Daniil Bakalopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Antonis Kornaros came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the We Kick B⚽lls 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 Antonis Kornaros couldn't finish the play. 64 minutes into the match, Elatokhσri's goal looked a bit too open when Anestis Chatziioannou came free, but Daniil Bakalopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimitris Karaflas hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 72nd match minute, We Kick B⚽lls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stathis Bosis to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Kostas Tsartsalis from long distance, 73 minutes into the match, got Mehmet Ali Akdoğ's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After some careless play in the Elatokhσri defense, Antonis Kornaros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daniil Bakalopoulos. The Elatokhσri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daniil Bakalopoulos should have stopped the shot. We Kick B⚽lls's Antonis Kornaros got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 81 minutes, Spyros Papadimos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the We Kick B⚽lls and the Elatokhσri players grew even worse after the yellow card. Spyros Papadimos kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Daniil Bakalopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonis Kornaros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 85 minutes, Thomas Petsanas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elatokhσri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Petsanas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Anestis Chatziioannou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Elatokhσri getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Evaggelos Vouras hit a great ball. The attack was good, but when Anestis Chatziioannou in the 91st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Anestis Chatziioannou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th match minute, We Kick B⚽lls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Odysseas Chaniotakis to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. We Kick B⚽lls had played much better football throughout.