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Kazaklar Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Takis Plitsis made the kick off and thus started the match. If Vaggelis Maladenis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thalis Mavridis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giannis Gitsis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vassilis Mantzouranas'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. Vassilis Mantzouranas helped the player get up and apologised. After 14 played minutes KazaklarFC got a freekick which was hit by Vassilis Mantzouranas. In the 19th match minute, Panathinaikos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Gitsis to maneuver through the defense. Panathinaikos's Kostas Dilberis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thalis Mavridis in the 23rd minute of play. Takis Plitsis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manolis Chatziioannou having to interfere. If Takis Plitsis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th match minute, Panathinaikos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Makis Baroutis to maneuver through the defense. If Vaggelis Maladenis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thalis Mavridis struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Kostas Dilberis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KazaklarFC. Panathinaikos's Giannis Gitsis got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thalis Mavridis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vaggelis Maladenis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Kostas Dilberis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, KazaklarFC's Antonis Nomikos got a free kick in the 60th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Panathinaikos's Takis Plitsis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manolis Chatziioannou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of KazaklarFC booed when Panathinaikos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thanasis Tzouganakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute Thalis Mavridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Dilberis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Thalis Mavridis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kostas Dilberis. Panathinaikos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thalis Mavridis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Kostas Dilberis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thalis Mavridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Kostas Dilberis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thalis Mavridis in the 88th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Takis Plitsis 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Mavridis in the 93rd minute of play forced Panathinaikos's goalkeeper Kostas Dilberis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, Panathinaikos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanasis Tzouganakis to maneuver through the defense. KazaklarFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.