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Spectators: 7380 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 100) Lambis Soupidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefanos Asimakopoulos having to interfere. When Dimos Bitoulas fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iraklis's protests and gave Dimos Bitoulas a yellow card for diving instead. 18 minutes into the game, one of Iraklis:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Lambis Soupidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vidhiαkion's supporters rose to their feet, but Lambis Soupidis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stefanos Asimakopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 28th minute Stratos Bakiris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Roditis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Vidhiαkion's goalkeeper Vassilis Roditis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigoris Karageorgopoulos. In the 33rd minute, Stefanos Georgiadis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vidhiαkion fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Stratos Bakiris struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Vassilis Roditis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Iraklis. After some careless play in the Iraklis defense, Lambis Soupidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stefanos Asimakopoulos. The Iraklis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stefanos Asimakopoulos should have stopped the shot. Dionysis Papapetrou kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Giorgos Stamoulis's late challenge caught a Vidhiαkion's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giorgos Stamoulis helped the player get up and apologised. Giorgos Stamoulis kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Lambis Soupidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Stefanos Asimakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the game, Stefanos Georgiadis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Stefanos Asimakopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half Vidhiαkion were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stratos Bakiris stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Vidhiαkion got a freekick which was hit by Konstantinos Skarpathiotis. If Lambis Soupidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lambis Soupidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Stefanos Asimakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stefanos Georgiadis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Stefanos Asimakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantinos Skarpathiotis during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Vidhiαkion's Konstantinos Skarpathiotis got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 70th minute, Stefanos Georgiadis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefanos Asimakopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. 73 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 Vidhiαkion the free kick. Christoforos Kounenakis hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stefanos Georgiadis got free with Stefanos Asimakopoulos in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Stefanos Asimakopoulos managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Vidhiαkion's Stefanos Georgiadis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Stefanos Asimakopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lambis Soupidis in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Iraklis's goal looked a bit too open when Lambis Soupidis came free, but Stefanos Asimakopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Vidhiαkion's Lambis Soupidis in 87 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Stefanos Asimakopoulos guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Vidhiαkion played a much better game than Iraklis and deserved their victory. The Iraklis players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.