League

Charma Stadium
Spectators: 7809 (Terracing: 5862, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 150) Panathinaikos's Thomas Valkanas 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. Achilleas Nikolaou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demis Paboulis having to interfere. In the 5th minute Thomas Valkanas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demis Paboulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute Charilaos Kritikopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demis Paboulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panathinaikos's Dionysis Boulas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Panathinaikos from getting a goal against them. Demis Paboulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Valkanas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Demis Paboulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charilaos Kritikopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vassilis Laskos kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. If Charilaos Kritikopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Valkanas in the 39th minute of play forced Πάτημα Α.Ο.'s goalkeeper Demis Paboulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charilaos Kritikopoulos in the 40th minute of play forced Πάτημα Α.Ο.'s goalkeeper Demis Paboulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Demis Paboulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achilleas Nikolaou in the 48th minute of the match. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Argyris Terzis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Πάτημα Α.Ο.'s zone, Thomas Valkanas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Demis Paboulis came out of the goal and Thomas Valkanas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Charilaos Kritikopoulos struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Demis Paboulis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panathinaikos. Achilleas Nikolaou charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Achilleas Nikolaou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th match minute, Panathinaikos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Achilleas Nikolaou to maneuver through the defense. Charilaos Kritikopoulos's late challenge caught a Πάτημα Α.Ο.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Charilaos Kritikopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Πάτημα Α.Ο. booed when Panathinaikos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charilaos Kritikopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Πάτημα Α.Ο.'s zone, Charilaos Kritikopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Demis Paboulis came out of the goal and Charilaos Kritikopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Πάτημα Α.Ο. getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Kostas Maggioros hit a great ball. Demis Paboulis made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Charilaos Kritikopoulos sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th minute Thomas Valkanas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demis Paboulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Charilaos Kritikopoulos got free with Demis Paboulis in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thomas Valkanas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Demis Paboulis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Charilaos Kritikopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demis Paboulis having to interfere. Thomas Valkanas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demis Paboulis having to interfere. Demis Paboulis made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Charilaos Kritikopoulos sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Panathinaikos's Christos Kolonelos got a free kick in the 81st minute. Kostas Maggioros's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dionysis Boulas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, Thomas Valkanas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Demis Paboulis. Thomas Valkanas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. Panathinaikos played a much better game than Πάτημα Α.Ο. and deserved their victory. The Πάτημα Α.Ο. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.