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Skoúnda
Spectators: 7103 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 20) 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Skoúnda FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Periklis Mitrakos was slow to take the kick. During this time PAOK NEAPOLI's players had a chance to rest. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind PAOK NEAPOLI's goalkeeper Spyros Tachtsidis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Savas Veggos's late challenge caught a Skoúnda FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Savas Veggos helped the player get up and apologised. Savas Veggos hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Skoúnda FC's Michalis Leontiou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Petrou in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of PAOK NEAPOLI booed when Skoúnda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konstantinos Ritsos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Skoúnda FC's zone, Takis Gaitanidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michalis Leontiou came out of the goal and Takis Gaitanidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentinos Theodorou in the 21st minute of play forced PAOK NEAPOLI's goalkeeper Spyros Tachtsidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nikos Tosodoulis came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Skoúnda FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nikos Tosodoulis couldn't finish the play. If Nikos Tosodoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Skoúnda FC's Valentinos Theodorou got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikos Tosodoulis 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. Nikos Tosodoulis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in PAOK NEAPOLI's zone, Valentinos Theodorou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spyros Tachtsidis came out of the goal and Valentinos Theodorou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 51st minute, Takis Gaitanidis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Michalis Leontiou. The goal made the score 0-2. With his leg Michalis Leontiou managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when PAOK NEAPOLI's Alexis Petrou fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in PAOK NEAPOLI's zone, Nikos Tosodoulis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spyros Tachtsidis came out of the goal and Nikos Tosodoulis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Skoúnda FC booed when PAOK NEAPOLI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stergios Mavrokordatos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nikos Tosodoulis struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Spyros Tachtsidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skoúnda FC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexis Petrou got free with Michalis Leontiou in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 96 minutes, Alexis Petrou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PAOK NEAPOLI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexis Petrou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. PAOK NEAPOLI had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.