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Tumba Stadium
Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5851, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) After a defensive mix-up in TALIOURIDES's zone, Apostolis Keratakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theagenis Sikalopoulos came out of the goal and Apostolis Keratakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eutichios Kyrimlis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spyros Kavouratos having to interfere. After a rather tough play, PAOK FC 1926's Ermis Chatzis got a free kick in the 10th minute. Apostolis Sakalis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Spyros Kavouratos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eutichios Kyrimlis, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 21st minute, Eutichios Kyrimlis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TALIOURIDES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Apostolis Keratakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When TALIOURIDES's Kyriakos Kanetis in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PAOK FC 1926's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, PAOK FC 1926's Adamantios Kareklopoulos got a free kick in the 31st minute. Spyros Kavouratos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyriakos Kanetis, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. If Eutichios Kyrimlis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christos Baroutis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Spyros Kavouratos. PAOK FC 1926's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Apostolis Keratakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Theagenis Sikalopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Spyros Kavouratos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyriakos Kanetis, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Eutichios Kyrimlis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 58 minutes into the match, TALIOURIDES's Eutichios Kyrimlis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Spyros Kavouratos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Theagenis Sikalopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adamantios Kareklopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. The supporters of PAOK FC 1926 booed when TALIOURIDES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonis Kioutsoukalis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute of the match Menelaos Prasanakis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Theagenis Sikalopoulos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. TALIOURIDES were furious when Christos Baroutis was red carded, 78 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 77 minutes into the game, one of TALIOURIDES:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave PAOK FC 1926 a penalty, 80 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ermis Chatzis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of TALIOURIDES's Theagenis Sikalopoulos. 1-1. 89 minutes into the match, Ilias Pirtsos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Spyros Kavouratos. PAOK FC 1926's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilias Pirtsos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Lazaros Tsiolis's late challenge caught a TALIOURIDES's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lazaros Tsiolis helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 94th minute of the game. One of PAOK FC 1926:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of TALIOURIDES:s goal. If Eutichios Kyrimlis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th 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. TALIOURIDES walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.