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Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Muralαr BC's goalkeeper Emmanouil Papadamou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dimitris Kotakis hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Theagenis Terzis might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emmanouil Papadamou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Theagenis Terzis ran back to his position shaking his head. Giannis Valkanas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sokratis Batatoudis. PANATHINAIKOS FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, PANATHINAIKOS FC's Manos Staboulis got a free kick in the 10th minute. Periklis Kazantziou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 13 minutes, Antonis Stavroulakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Muralαr BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antonis Stavroulakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Antonis Stavroulakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sokratis Batatoudis was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Sokratis Batatoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Stavroulakis in the 16th minute of the match. Periklis Kazantziou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Sokratis Batatoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Periklis Kazantziou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Sokratis Batatoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Antonis Stavroulakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Muralαr BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonis Stavroulakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sokratis Batatoudis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Periklis Kazantziou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sokratis Batatoudis was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After 25 played minutes PANATHINAIKOS FC got a freekick which was hit by Iason Stasinopoulos. Theagenis Terzis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Emmanouil Papadamou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Thalis Vrasidas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonis Stavroulakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Sokratis Batatoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antonis Stavroulakis scored 0-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sokratis Batatoudis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Antonis Stavroulakis struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Sokratis Batatoudis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Muralαr BC. 45 minutes into the match, PANATHINAIKOS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Periklis Kazantziou came free, but Sokratis Batatoudis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonis Stavroulakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sokratis Batatoudis having to interfere. Periklis Kazantziou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Theagenis Terzis was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theagenis Terzis in the 58th minute of play forced Muralαr BC's goalkeeper Emmanouil Papadamou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonis Stavroulakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sokratis Batatoudis having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Errikos Mavrofidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emmanouil Papadamou was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Periklis Kazantziou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Muralαr BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Periklis Kazantziou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sokratis Batatoudis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antonis Stavroulakis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Sokratis Batatoudis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Periklis Kazantziou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sokratis Batatoudis made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Antonis Stavroulakis sent off a good shot on target. If Antonis Stavroulakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sokratis Batatoudis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Antonis Stavroulakis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 82 minute of play. Antonis Stavroulakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89thth minute of the game Periklis Kazantziou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PANATHINAIKOS FC's Sokratis Batatoudis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. PANATHINAIKOS FC's Sokratis Batatoudis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save PANATHINAIKOS FC from getting a goal against them. 95 minutes into the game, Periklis Kazantziou lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Sokratis Batatoudis. When the match was over Muralαr BC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than PANATHINAIKOS FC throughout the match.