League

Synoikismós Metrinón
Spectators: 6761 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Petrou in the 6th minute of play forced braduporiakos thessal's goalkeeper Giotis Kritsinelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Takis Gaitanidis in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giotis Kritsinelis saved braduporiakos thessal from getting behind. Spyros Tachtsidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argyris Varakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Takis Gaitanidis spun around in front of the goal 21 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of braduporiakos thessal's goal. Giotis Kritsinelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Petrou in the 23rd minute of play. Takis Gaitanidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giotis Kritsinelis having to interfere. Alexis Petrou might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giotis Kritsinelis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alexis Petrou ran back to his position shaking his head. Giotis Kritsinelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takis Gaitanidis in the 31st minute of play. Stavros Ntouvaras kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. If Alexis Petrou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Takis Gaitanidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 44 minutes, Takis Gaitanidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PAOK NEAPOLI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Takis Gaitanidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Takis Gaitanidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Takis Gaitanidis made the kick off in the second half. If Michalis Mouzakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kostas Katsiabis's late challenge caught a PAOK NEAPOLI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kostas Katsiabis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd match minute, braduporiakos thessal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Katsiabis to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute of the match Filippos Korasidis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Spyros Tachtsidis skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argyris Varakis in the 57th minute of play forced PAOK NEAPOLI's goalkeeper Spyros Tachtsidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60thth minute of the game Argyris Varakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PAOK NEAPOLI's Spyros Tachtsidis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Giotis Kritsinelis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takis Gaitanidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Argyris Varakis might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Spyros Tachtsidis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Argyris Varakis ran back to his position shaking his head. Spyros Tachtsidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michalis Mouzakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. braduporiakos thessal's Giotis Kritsinelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takis Gaitanidis in the 73rd minute of play. Stavros Ntouvaras kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Takis Gaitanidis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Giotis Kritsinelis. That made the score 0-2 in the 96 minute of play. The braduporiakos thessal fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. PAOK NEAPOLI were clearly better and deserved to take the win.