League

Vrizas Stadium
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thanasis Aggelopoulos kicked off to start the match. Thanasis Aggelopoulos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Stefanos Asimakopoulos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 8 minutes into the game, Christoforos Kounenakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iraklis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santorini the free kick. Thanasis Aggelopoulos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Stefanos Asimakopoulos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 18 minutes of play, Iraklis's Stratos Bakiris made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iraklis Vourkos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Grigoris Karageorgopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Iraklis Vourkos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eustratios Vdelas kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After having played for 35 minutes, Avraam Kantas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santorini's supporters crossed their fingers, but Avraam Kantas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanasis Aggelopouloss short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Stefanos Asimakopoulos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 38 minutes into the game, Dionysis Papapetrou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iraklis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santorini the free kick. Thanasis Aggelopoulos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Stefanos Asimakopoulos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Iraklis Vourkos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoris Karageorgopoulos in the 42nd minute of play. Stefanos Asimakopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thanasis Aggelopoulos in the 43rd minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stratos Bakiris to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Demis Karoubalis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santorini and the Iraklis players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 52nd minute, one of Santorini:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Santorini. In the 54th minute there was a penalty for Iraklis. Christoforos Kounenakis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Iraklis Vourkos. 2-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thanasis Aggelopoulos in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefanos Asimakopoulos saved Iraklis from getting behind. If Nikitas Nikoloulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stefanos Asimakopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanasis Aggelopoulos in the 66th minute of the match. When Santorini's Thanasis Aggelopoulos in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iraklis's goalie prevented a goal. Avraam Kantas struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Stefanos Asimakopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santorini. In the 81st minute, Grigoris Karageorgopoulos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanasis Aggelopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Avraam Kantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 98 minutes into the match, Santorini's goalkeeper Iraklis Vourkos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigoris Karageorgopoulos. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.