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Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Thalis Mavridis made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in KazaklarFC's zone, Chatziantoniou Sentouikidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manolis Chatziioannou came out of the goal and Chatziantoniou Sentouikidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute Chatziantoniou Sentouikidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manolis Chatziioannou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 16 minutes, Vaggelis Maladenis made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Α.Ο. ΚΕΦΑΛΛΟΝΙΑ's Lakis Kaliris tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chatziantoniou Sentouikidis in the 20th minute of play forced KazaklarFC's goalkeeper Manolis Chatziioannou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giannis Giannopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Giannis Giannopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Α.Ο. ΚΕΦΑΛΛΟΝΙΑ's supporters rose to their feet, but Giannis Giannopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manolis Chatziioannou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute, Nikos Vrakozonis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thalis Mavridis might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lakis Kaliris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thalis Mavridis ran back to his position shaking his head. Lakis Kaliris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaggelis Maladenis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Α.Ο. ΚΕΦΑΛΛΟΝΙΑ's goalkeeper Lakis Kaliris, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When KazaklarFC's Thalis Mavridis in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Α.Ο. ΚΕΦΑΛΛΟΝΙΑ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 44th minute, Giannis Giannopoulos 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. Lakis Kaliris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thalis Mavridis in the 46th minute of the match. Lakis Kaliris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Mavridis in the 48th minute of play. The Α.Ο. ΚΕΦΑΛΛΟΝΙΑ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. KazaklarFC were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Chatziantoniou Sentouikidis made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Kostas Kamaritis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nasos Sismanidis in the 53rd minute of play forced KazaklarFC's goalkeeper Manolis Chatziioannou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lakis Kaliris made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Vaggelis Maladenis sent off a good shot on target. Chatziantoniou Sentouikidis's late challenge caught a KazaklarFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chatziantoniou Sentouikidis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute of the match, Thalis Mavridis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lakis Kaliris saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Chatziantoniou Sentouikidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Mavridis in the 75th minute of play forced Α.Ο. ΚΕΦΑΛΛΟΝΙΑ's goalkeeper Lakis Kaliris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vaggelis Maladenis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Giannis Giannopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the game, Thalis Mavridis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Lakis Kaliris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Thalis Mavridis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Giannis Giannopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. KazaklarFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.