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Lapokhσri Stadium
Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 0) Kranokhóri FC's Tasos Papaggelopoulos 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. After a rather tough play, Lapokhσri's Zinon Pentaras got a free kick in the 5th minute. Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Sifakis in the 6th minute of play. Leonidas Plevritis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themis Koulakidis in the 9th minute of the match. Leonidas Plevritis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zinon Pentaras in the 14th minute. In the 15th match minute, Lapokhσri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleftherios Prittas to maneuver through the defense. Stathis Ipsilantis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Gittas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Zinon Pentaras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonidas Plevritis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themis Koulakidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Kranokhóri FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Marios Fakiridis hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the game, Nikos Alexiou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lapokhσri's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kranokhóri FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lapokhσri's Nikos Alexiou got a free kick in the 29th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Kranokhóri FC's goal looked a bit too open when Themis Koulakidis came free, but Leonidas Plevritis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kranokhóri FC! Themis Koulakidis in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Leonidas Plevritis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Themis Koulakidis to make the kick off. If Themis Koulakidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Themis Koulakidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonidas Plevritis was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Stathis Ipsilantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Sifakis in the 70th minute of play. Leonidas Plevritis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themis Koulakidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Babbis Sferas's late challenge caught a Kranokhóri FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Babbis Sferas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, Lapokhσri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Sferas to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, Giorgos Sifakis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis. Stathis Ipsilantis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Achilleas Kosmakos kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Tasos Papaggelopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Eleftherios Prittas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leonidas Plevritis. Kranokhóri FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.