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Xerólakkos Stadium
Spectators: 6772 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 0) University of Pennsylvani's Nikos Papageorgas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Iraklis Piperoglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lazaros Ntokas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iraklis Piperoglou in the 5th minute. Nikos Papageorgas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacharias Savouridis having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, University of Pennsylvani's Adamantios Mitrofanis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zacharias Savouridis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 24th minute, Adamantios Mitrofanis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Nikos Papageorgas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lazaros Ntokas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paris Lazarakis in the 30th minute of the match. Adamantios Mitrofanis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonis Athanasakis in the 36th minute of play forced University of Pennsylvani's goalkeeper Lazaros Ntokas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Papageorgas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Zacharias Savouridis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When Nikos Papageorgas got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for University of Pennsylvani. Zacharias Savouridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Papageorgas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Xerólakkos's goalkeeper Zacharias Savouridis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adamantios Mitrofanis. After 61st play minutes Adamantios Mitrofanis shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Zacharias Savouridis and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xerólakkos's goalkeeper Zacharias Savouridis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 67th minute Nikos Papageorgas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacharias Savouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind University of Pennsylvani's goalkeeper Lazaros Ntokas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Antonis Athanasakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Xerólakkos's Paris Lazarakis got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute University of Pennsylvani were awarded a corner. Panos Gabriilidis went to the cornerflag to take it. University of Pennsylvani's Panos Gabriilidis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zacharias Savouridis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lazaros Ntokas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonis Athanasakis in the 92nd minute of play. If Adamantios Mitrofanis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nikos Papageorgas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Xerólakkos fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. University of Pennsylvani were clearly better and deserved to take the win.