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Aλtorrαchi
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) When Zagariαko's Chrisostomos Zinas in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aλtorrαchi's goalie prevented a goal. After 7 played minutes Zagariαko got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Laboglou. The audience was convinced that Chrisostomos Zinas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michalis Metaxas was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Michalis Alexoulis hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the game, Zagariαko's Marinos Mitropoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michalis Metaxas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 17th minute, Chrisostomos Zinas 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. In the 20th minute Marinos Mitropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michalis Metaxas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Aλtorrαchi's zone, Errikos Marinakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michalis Metaxas came out of the goal and Errikos Marinakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marinos Mitropoulos in the 32nd minute of play forced Aλtorrαchi's goalkeeper Michalis Metaxas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michalis Metaxas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aris Lykos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Chrisostomos Zinas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, Chrisostomos Zinas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michalis Metaxas. Aλtorrαchi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chrisostomos Zinas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Michalis Metaxas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marinos Mitropoulos in the 53rd minute. Michalis Metaxas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chrisostomos Zinas in the 55th minute. In the 57th match minute, Aλtorrαchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandros Tatsis to maneuver through the defense. After 60 minutes of play, Zagariαko's Marinos Mitropoulos made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michalis Metaxas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zagariαko made a substitution. Trifon Volanis replaced Errikos Marinakis. In the 70th minute, Vaios Psomiadis 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chrisostomos Zinas in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michalis Metaxas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 75 played minutes Aλtorrαchi got a freekick which was hit by Alexandros Tatsis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chrisostomos Zinas in the 83rd minute of play forced Aλtorrαchi's goalkeeper Michalis Metaxas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chrisostomos Zinas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Michalis Metaxas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aλtorrαchi's goalkeeper Michalis Metaxas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Trifon Volanis fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zagariαko's protests and gave Trifon Volanis a yellow card for diving instead.