League

Prapιika Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dimitris Labetis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th match minute, HANNIBAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Alexakoglou to maneuver through the defense. Paris Kassiantidis made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Themistoklis Giannikakis sent off a good shot on target. With 15 minutes on the clock, Kostas Alexakoglou commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 14th minute, one of HANNIBAL:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for HANNIBAL. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vatsouniα fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! In the 29th minute, Miltos Zois made a precise shot to the right of Sakis Tavlaridis. HANNIBAL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When Ntinos Koutsoulis came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the HANNIBAL 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 Ntinos Koutsoulis couldn't finish the play. After having played for 35 minutes, Themistoklis Giannikakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HANNIBAL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Themistoklis Giannikakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sakis Mastorakis's late challenge caught a HANNIBAL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sakis Mastorakis helped the player get up and apologised. Sakis Mastorakis hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the game, Ntinos Koutsoulis lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Paris Kassiantidis. A collision led to HANNIBAL getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Themistoklis Giannikakis hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Vatsouniα's goalkeeper Paris Kassiantidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Themistoklis Giannikakis.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miltos Makridakis was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Vatsouniα's goalkeeper Paris Kassiantidis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Miltos Makridakis came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Vatsouniα 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 Miltos Makridakis couldn't finish the play. Miltos Makridakis's late challenge caught a HANNIBAL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miltos Makridakis helped the player get up and apologised. After 59 played minutes Vatsouniα got a freekick which was hit by Miltos Makridakis. If Chatziioannou Pezikoglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dimitris Labetis hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. A collision led to HANNIBAL getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Simos Siafakas hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the match, Lakis Kabitakis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sakis Tavlaridis, 1-3. 71 minutes into the match, HANNIBAL's goalkeeper Sakis Tavlaridis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lakis Kabitakis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chatziioannou Pezikoglou in the 73rd minute of play forced Vatsouniα's goalkeeper Paris Kassiantidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Themistoklis Giannikakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paris Kassiantidis having to interfere. After 78 minutes, Loukianos Kouloucheris mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HANNIBAL and the Vatsouniα players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 played minutes HANNIBAL got a freekick which was hit by Loukianos Kouloucheris. After a defensive mix-up in Vatsouniα's zone, Chatziioannou Pezikoglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paris Kassiantidis came out of the goal and Chatziioannou Pezikoglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Themistoklis Giannikakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 90 played minutes Alkis Stasinos scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Sakis Tavlaridis who was too lazy, 1-4. Lakis Kabitakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sakis Tavlaridis having to interfere.