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Pastida Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Pastida Fc's Antonis Darlas got a free kick in the 5th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chrisostomos Vardakas got free with Spyros Kavouratos in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the match, PAOK FC 1926's goalkeeper Spyros Kavouratos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chrisostomos Vardakas. Spyros Kavouratos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evripidis Prokopiou in the 12th minute of the match. Pastida Fc's Pavlos Stamatakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostolis Keratakis in the 16th minute of play. Chrisostomos Vardakas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Spyros Kavouratos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Spyros Kavouratos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evripidis Prokopiou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avraam Bonovas kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. If Zacharias Mostratos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alkis Koutsospyros during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evripidis Prokopiou in the 43rd minute of play forced PAOK FC 1926's goalkeeper Spyros Kavouratos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chrisostomos Vardakas in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Spyros Kavouratos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Apostolis Keratakis was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as PAOK FC 1926's Apostolis Keratakis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pavlos Stamatakos. That made the score 1-2 after 58 minutes of play. In the 61st minute, Adamantios Kareklopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PAOK FC 1926 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind PAOK FC 1926's goalkeeper Spyros Kavouratos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Pastida Fc's Zacharias Mostratos got a free kick in the 68th minute. A collision led to PAOK FC 1926 getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Apostolis Keratakis hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, Antonis Darlas notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of PAOK FC 1926's Spyros Kavouratos. Spyros Kavouratos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Apostolis Keratakis in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pavlos Stamatakos saved Pastida Fc from getting behind. Adamantios Kareklopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Pavlos Stamatakos made a huge save. Spyros Kavouratos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evripidis Prokopiou in the 85th minute of play. When Zacharias Mostratos fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pastida Fc's protests and gave Zacharias Mostratos a yellow card for diving instead. Adamantios Kareklopoulos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Pavlos Stamatakos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Evripidis Prokopiou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spyros Kavouratos having to interfere. The PAOK FC 1926 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.