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Asprochoma
Spectators: 7758 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 150) Sofoklis Kelaidonis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Asprochoma FC's zone, Kyriakos Mantouvalos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giorgos Ioannou came out of the goal and Kyriakos Mantouvalos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Asprochoma FC's Giorgos Ioannou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prokopis Sotirakopoulos in the 8th minute of play. When Babouinoi FC's Kyriakos Mantouvalos in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Asprochoma FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 11th minute, Minas Kastritsis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Babouinoi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Minas Kastritsis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giorgos Ioannou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyriakos Mantouvalos, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Asprochoma FC's zone, Prokopis Sotirakopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giorgos Ioannou came out of the goal and Prokopis Sotirakopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute, Prokopis Sotirakopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kyriakos Mantouvalos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Asprochoma FC's Sofoklis Kelaidonis got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kyriakos Mantouvalos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Ioannou having to interfere. After 24 played minutes Asprochoma FC got a freekick which was hit by Evaggelos Mathiopoulos. Asprochoma FC's Giorgos Ioannou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyriakos Mantouvalos in the 25th minute of play. Minas Kastritsis struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Giorgos Ioannou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Babouinoi FC. When Kyriakos Mantouvalos came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Babouinoi FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kyriakos Mantouvalos couldn't finish the play. When Prokopis Sotirakopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Babouinoi FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Prokopis Sotirakopoulos couldn't finish the play. 31 minutes into the game, Babouinoi FC's Kyriakos Mantouvalos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giorgos Ioannou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 36thth minute of the game Kyriakos Mantouvalos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Asprochoma FC's Giorgos Ioannou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Asprochoma FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chatziantoniou Sakellarios came free, but Giorgos Ioannou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyriakos Mantouvalos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Giorgos Ioannou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kyriakos Mantouvalos was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kyriakos Mantouvalos in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giorgos Ioannou saved Asprochoma FC from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Asprochoma FC's Nikos Valassidis got a free kick in the 56th minute. Lefteris Kostidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Giorgos Ioannou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kyriakos Mantouvalos scored 0-3 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giorgos Ioannou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Babouinoi FC's Stamatis Tassoglou was substituted for Minas Kastritsis. The audience was convinced that Kyriakos Mantouvalos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giorgos Ioannou was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 70thth minute of the game Stamatis Tassoglou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Asprochoma FC's Giorgos Ioannou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 70 minutes, Evaggelos Mathiopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Asprochoma FC and the Babouinoi FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Asprochoma FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Evaggelos Mathiopoulos hit a great ball. Kyriakos Mantouvalos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giorgos Ioannou having to make a save. Kyriakos Mantouvalos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tolis Mouzakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Giorgos Ioannou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyriakos Mantouvalos in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giorgos Ioannou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 88th minute, Chatziantoniou Sakellarios 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. Evaggelos Mathiopoulos got his second yellow card in the match during the 89th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Asprochoma FC's Evaggelos Mathiopoulos got a free kick in the 90th minute.