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Leoforo
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 100) A collision led to Panathinaikos getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Makis Baroutis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manolis Katralikakis in the 7th minute of play forced Panathinaikos's goalkeeper Kostas Dilberis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kostas Dilberis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolis Katralikakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Giannis Gitsis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giannis Gitsis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Babbis Lissaridis having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Ntinos Koumarianos 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. The supporters of Panathinaikos booed when Sarisa F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stathis Karpouzis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Sarisa F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Takis Plitsis came free, but Babbis Lissaridis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Loukianos Lelopoulos's late challenge caught a Sarisa F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Loukianos Lelopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. Manolis Katralikakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Makis Baroutis hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Panathinaikos's Kostas Dilberis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manolis Katralikakis in the 39th minute of play. Ntinos Koumarianos's late challenge caught a Panathinaikos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ntinos Koumarianos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Panathinaikos booed when Sarisa F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ntinos Koumarianos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manolis Katralikakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Kostas Dilberis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Takis Plitsis made the kick off in the second half. In the 61st match minute, Panathinaikos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Pountos to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Stelios Panopoulos in the 63rd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Kostas Dilberis's left hand side. Kostas Dilberis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manolis Katralikakis's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Kostas Dilberis was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Manolis Katralikakis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Manolis Katralikakis really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Sarisa F.C.'s Babbis Lissaridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takis Plitsis in the 71st minute of play. Dimitris Vakaloglou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kostas Dilberis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Babbis Lissaridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takis Plitsis in the 74th minute of the match. Babbis Lissaridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Gitsis, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Dimitris Vakaloglou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Kostas Dilberis made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimitris Vakaloglou got free with Kostas Dilberis in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Panathinaikos's Kostas Dilberis got control of the ball when Dimitris Vakaloglou tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 86 minutes, Manolis Katralikakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sarisa F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Manolis Katralikakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Manolis Katralikakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kostas Dilberis was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Kostas Dilberis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolis Katralikakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sarisa F.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.