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Liparó
Spectators: 7769 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nikos Papageorgas started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Fanis Roubos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lazaros Ntokas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fondas Lazarakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefanos Ntaloukas in the 7th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Milan got a freekick which was hit by Panos Karakotsos. Lazaros Ntokas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Tsakiropoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After having played for 19 minutes, Giannis Tsakiropoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Milan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giannis Tsakiropoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Milan's Fondas Lazarakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Milan from getting a goal against them. In the 24th minute, Akakios Koubilias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lazaros Ntokas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 28th match minute, University of Pennsylvani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adamantios Mitrofanis to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 31 minutes, Anestis Malamas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Milan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anestis Malamas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lazaros Ntokas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Tsakiropoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute, Thomas Pelekanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anestis Malamas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lazaros Ntokas having to interfere. Thymios Stratikis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute, University of Pennsylvani's Nikos Papageorgas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 48th minute Nikos Papageorgas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fondas Lazarakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Akakios Koubilias was the one to do the kick off. Fanis Roubos might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lazaros Ntokas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fanis Roubos ran back to his position shaking his head. Alketas Rapanos charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alketas Rapanos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 58 minutes into the game, one of University of Pennsylvani:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Adamantios Mitrofanis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute Stefanos Zinantidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fondas Lazarakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lazaros Ntokas made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Anestis Malamas sent off a good shot on target. Milan's Fondas Lazarakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefanos Ntaloukas in the 76th minute of play. If Stefanos Zinantidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sotiris Kabantais during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84th minute of the match Panos Gabriilidis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fondas Lazarakis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fondas Lazarakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefanos Zinantidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Panos Karakotsos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Milan's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.