League

Gravoϊna Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thymios Vikelidis started the match with the kick off. Sevastianα's Thymios Vikelidis got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, ROMANOS's Paris Mitras got a free kick in the 8th minute. Giannis Karntasis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sakis Karageorgiou in the 11th minute of play. Giannis Karntasis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Karageorgiou in the 12th minute of the match. Fanis Stamatakopoulou had several of the Sevastianα's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 20 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Giannis Karntasis as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakis Karageorgiou in the 24th minute of play forced Sevastianα's goalkeeper Giannis Karntasis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thymios Vikelidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Miltos Stroggilos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute Fanis Stamatakopoulou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Karntasis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Karntasis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sakis Karageorgiou in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute Fanis Stamatakopoulou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Karntasis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 35 minutes, Fanis Stamatakopoulou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ROMANOS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fanis Stamatakopoulou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 37 minutes into the match, Sevastianα's goal looked a bit too open when Sakis Karageorgiou came free, but Giannis Karntasis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 played minutes Sevastianα got a freekick which was hit by Giannis Sagionaridis. Giannis Karntasis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Stamatakopoulou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giannis Karntasis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Karageorgiou in the 42nd minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Fanis Stamatakopoulou made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Sakis Karageorgiou managed to get in a good position for a shot. ROMANOS's supporters rose to their feet, but Sakis Karageorgiou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giannis Karntasis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giannis Karntasis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sakis Karageorgiou in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to ROMANOS getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Iason Charatos hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, ROMANOS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Vlassis Spilias fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 69 minutes into the game, ROMANOS's Fanis Stamatakopoulou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giannis Karntasis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Giannis Karntasis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Stamatakopoulou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Sevastianα's zone, Paris Mitras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giannis Karntasis came out of the goal and Paris Mitras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, ROMANOS's Theodosis Iakovakis got a free kick in the 78th minute. Vlassis Spilias's late challenge caught a ROMANOS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vlassis Spilias helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sevastianα getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Vlassis Spilias hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Sevastianα's goal looked a bit too open when Apostolikas Stelidis came free, but Giannis Karntasis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giannis Karntasis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sakis Karageorgiou, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Giannis Karntasis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Stamatakopoulou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sevastianα's Giannis Karntasis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakis Karageorgiou in the 88th minute of play. Paris Mitras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Giannis Karntasis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute Sakis Karageorgiou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Karntasis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ROMANOS fully deserved thier win.