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Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) In the 3rd minute, Adamantios Kokkalas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 4th play minutes Diogenis Zografos shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Gerasimos Triantafyllou and just under the crossbar into goal. After having played for 10 minutes, Diogenis Zografos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Π.Α.Ο.Κ.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Diogenis Zografos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chelsea's Gerasimos Triantafyllou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Chelsea from getting a goal against them. Diogenis Zografos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gerasimos Triantafyllou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerasimos Triantafyllou made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Diogenis Zografos sent off a good shot on target. Dionysis Stathas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Thodoris Kourentas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Π.Α.Ο.Κ.'s Miltiadis Kapodistrias got a free kick in the 36th minute. Nikos Kalogerakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chelsea's Nikos Kalogerakos got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Thodoris Kourentas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 61st minute, Miltiadis Kapodistrias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Chelsea getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Miltiadis Skiadopoulos hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Diogenis Zografos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gerasimos Triantafyllou. Chelsea's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diogenis Zografos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 70th minute Diogenis Zografos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerasimos Triantafyllou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Chelsea's goal looked a bit too open when Diogenis Zografos came free, but Gerasimos Triantafyllou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Π.Α.Ο.Κ.'s Thodoris Kourentas got control of the ball when Nikos Kalogerakos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nikos Kalogerakos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Thodoris Kourentas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thodoris Kourentas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dionysis Stathas in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Chelsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theofilos Daniilopoulos to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Chelsea's zone, Alekos Koulakiotis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerasimos Triantafyllou came out of the goal and Alekos Koulakiotis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute Π.Α.Ο.Κ. were awarded a corner. Pavlos Aggelis went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Pavlos Aggelis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gerasimos Triantafyllou quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Alekos Koulakiotis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dionysis Stathas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thodoris Kourentas having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Π.Α.Ο.Κ. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Chelsea had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.