League

NEAPOLI HELL
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Ilias Xanthopoulos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the game, Giannis Koureas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PAOK NEAPOLI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Keravnos Salaminas the free kick. A collision led to PAOK NEAPOLI getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Giannis Koureas hit a great ball. Anastasios Kovis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Spyros Tachtsidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilias Xanthopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Spyros Tachtsidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. PAOK NEAPOLI's Spyros Tachtsidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasios Kovis in the 18th minute of play. Keravnos Salaminas's Diogenis Kasimatis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Keravnos Salaminas from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takis Gaitanidis in the 25th minute of play forced Keravnos Salaminas's goalkeeper Diogenis Kasimatis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diogenis Kasimatis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takis Gaitanidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spyros Tachtsidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ilias Xanthopoulos went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Keravnos Salaminas's Diogenis Kasimatis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takis Gaitanidis in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th minute of the match Keravnos Salaminas got a corner. PAOK NEAPOLI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Themistoklis Tsoutsikas ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Themistoklis Tsoutsikas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Spyros Tachtsidis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ilias Xanthopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vlassis Charoulis hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Keravnos Salaminas's Ilias Xanthopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ilias Xanthopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The PAOK NEAPOLI players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Keravnos Salaminas were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Takis Gaitanidis made a kick off. Takis Gaitanidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 56 minutes into the match, PAOK NEAPOLI's Takis Gaitanidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diogenis Kasimatis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anastasios Kovis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 59th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takis Gaitanidis in the 64th minute of play forced Keravnos Salaminas's goalkeeper Diogenis Kasimatis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestoras Papadimidis hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. When Kleon Tsobanakis fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Keravnos Salaminas's protests and gave Kleon Tsobanakis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th minute, Kleon Tsobanakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Petrou in the 78th minute of play forced Keravnos Salaminas's goalkeeper Diogenis Kasimatis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Themistoklis Tsoutsikas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Spyros Tachtsidis. PAOK NEAPOLI's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vlassis Charoulis hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Keravnos Salaminas walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.