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Moνrai Stadium
Spectators: 5600 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Giorgos Papastavrou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aλtorrαchi's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgos Papastavrou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerasimos Triantafyllou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gerasimos Triantafyllou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Papastavrou in the 7th minute of play. The long shot by Pavlos Zarzopoulos in the 9th minute really tested Michalis Metaxas's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Michalis Metaxas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionysis Stathas in the 11th minute of the match. If Savas Michaloliakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Dionysis Stathas 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. Giorgos Papastavrou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Gerasimos Triantafyllou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michalis Alexoulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerasimos Triantafyllou having to interfere. Nikos Kalogerakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michalis Metaxas having to interfere. Aλtorrαchi's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Dionysis Stathas scored to the left of an out of position Michalis Metaxas, making the score, 1-0. Dionysis Stathas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Michalis Metaxas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Papastavrou in the 31st minute of play forced Chelsea's goalkeeper Gerasimos Triantafyllou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Chelsea's Michalis Metaxas threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dionysis Stathas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In a very dangerous position, a player in Aλtorrαchi fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Theofilos Daniilopoulos shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Savas Michaloliakos was the one to do the kick off. Giorgos Papastavrou was extremely unlucky when he, in the 57th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The supporters of Chelsea booed when Aλtorrαchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Savas Michaloliakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Nikos Kalogerakos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chelsea fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Nikos Kalogerakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Savas Michaloliakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michalis Metaxas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Kalogerakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Chelsea's Gerasimos Triantafyllou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Chelsea from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Chelsea getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Miltiadis Skiadopoulos hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Dionysis Stathas 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. 88 minutes into the match, Aλtorrαchi's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Kalogerakos came free, but Michalis Metaxas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Fanis Chatzidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chelsea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aλtorrαchi the free kick. A collision led to Chelsea getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Fanis Chatzidis hit a great ball. Aλtorrαchi were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Chelsea's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexandros Tatsis took the corner. Alexandros Tatsis made a great header on Aλtorrαchi's corner, it was just that Chelsea's Gerasimos Triantafyllou managed to reach the ball for a save. Chelsea's Fanis Chatzidis got his second yellow card of the match in the 97th minute. The referee ordered Fanis Chatzidis off the ground. In the 98th minute, Fanis Chatzidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aλtorrαchi's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.