League

Charilaou Stadium
Spectators: 7341 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) liverpool fc's Candelario Azofra started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Geraldo Hames hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After having played for 9 minutes, Vaggelis Ivanidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aris Thessaloniki's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vaggelis Ivanidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 11 minutes into the game, when Chatziantoniou Perdikakis put in a rough tackle. 10 minutes into the game, one of liverpool fc:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Evaggelos Skentzos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Hames in the 23rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sotiris Galanis got free with Pavlos Skinas in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute Vaggelis Ivanidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Skinas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 played minutes Aris Thessaloniki got a freekick which was hit by Notis Egomitis. In the 36th minute, Geraldo Hames left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The liverpool fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Candelario Azofra came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the liverpool 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 Candelario Azofra couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, liverpool fc's Pavlos Skinas got control of the ball when Theofilos Kostakos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 44 played minutes liverpool fc got a freekick which was hit by Timos Karagiotas. Evaggelos Skentzos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo Hames, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vaggelis Ivanidis made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotiris Galanis in the 56th minute of play forced liverpool fc's goalkeeper Pavlos Skinas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, liverpool fc's Candelario Azofra got a free kick in the 57th minute. Pavlos Skinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaggelis Ivanidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Charis Pentasferos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The liverpool fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Evaggelos Skentzos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charis Pentasferos in the 67th minute of the match. Evaggelos Skentzos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Hames, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Geraldo Hames fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Evaggelos Skentzos, passed just outside the right post. 80 minutes into the match, liverpool fc's Dennis Vandenberge sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Evaggelos Skentzos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 85 minutes into the game, Theofilos Kostakos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Pavlos Skinas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 92 minutes into the game, Geraldo Hames recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Evaggelos Skentzos. Geraldo Hames showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-5. Theofilos Kostakos scored 3-5 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pavlos Skinas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. liverpool fc walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.