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Ardosis 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. Apostolis Mouras started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Ardosis getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Argyris Benetos hit a great ball. Karteros F.C.'s Petros Karasavvas couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ardosis. If Trifon Psilakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Michalis Terzis charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michalis Terzis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ardosis getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Michalis Terzis hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trifon Psilakis in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Prokopis Pitsos saved Ardosis from getting behind. The supporters of Ardosis booed when Karteros F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaggelis Papadias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vassilis Kastakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 22 minutes, Zinon Kalogiannis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karteros F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Zinon Kalogiannis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ntinos Vernikos struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ardosis. If Zinon Kalogiannis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michalis Terzis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Michalis Terzis came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Ardosis 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 Michalis Terzis couldn't finish the play. Ntinos Vernikos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Karteros F.C.'s goalkeeper Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Apostolis Mouras. Ntinos Vernikos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Ntinos Vernikos fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Vaggelis Papadias's late challenge caught a Ardosis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vaggelis Papadias helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th minute, Vaggelis Papadias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Karteros F.C.'s goalkeeper Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Apostolis Mouras. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zinon Kalogiannis to make the kick off. Ntinos Vernikos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos having to interfere. In the 53rd minute, Ntinos Vernikos made a precise shot to the right of Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos. Karteros F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 56 minutes, Apostolis Mouras mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ardosis and the Karteros F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ardosis's Apostolis Mouras got a free kick in the 56th minute. Ardosis's Ntinos Vernikos got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zinon Kalogiannis in the 76th minute of play forced Ardosis's goalkeeper Prokopis Pitsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ntinos Vernikos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Zinon Kalogiannis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Karteros F.C.'s zone, Apostolis Mouras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos came out of the goal and Apostolis Mouras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Karteros F.C.'s zone, Apostolis Mouras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos came out of the goal and Apostolis Mouras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ntinos Vernikos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ntinos Vernikos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Apostolis Mouras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Thrasivoulos Papafotopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ardosis were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Karteros F.C. to leave the ground with a draw.