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Pogoniá
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thanos Koutras made the kick off which started today's match. Armin Apicella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odysseas Paridis having to interfere. Thanos Koutras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dimitris Nestoroulis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Odysseas Paridis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lazaros Akrivopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikolas Karagiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thanos Koutras, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 11th minute, one of A.O. BERBENON: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 A.O. BERBENON. Odysseas Paridis came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by A.O. BERBENON's Emmanouil Paralikas. But to his dismay, Emmanouil Paralikas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Armin Apicella blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Odysseas Paridis having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Pogoniá's Thrasivoulos Dermitzoglou got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 29th minute, Armin Apicella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.O. BERBENON fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 33rd minute, Thanos Koutras reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nikolas Karagiannis. The goal made the score 1-2. When Aimilios Goumas fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.O. BERBENON's protests and gave Aimilios Goumas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th match minute, A.O. BERBENON was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aimilios Goumas to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute, Ntinos Katsourinis sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and A.O. BERBENON's Nikolas Karagiannis didn't even have to move. A.O. BERBENON's Nikolas Karagiannis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanos Koutras in the 46th minute of play.

The wind increased when Armin Apicella made the kick off in the second half. Nikolas Karagiannis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thanos Koutras's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. The supporters of Pogoniá booed when A.O. BERBENON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charilaos Moraitidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lazaros Akrivopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of A.O. BERBENON booed when Pogoniá was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aris Thomakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lazaros Akrivopoulos struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Odysseas Paridis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.O. BERBENON. Lazaros Akrivopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odysseas Paridis having to interfere. 1-3 became the score in the 65th minute when Armin Apicella elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Odysseas Paridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armin Apicella in the 69th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ermis Nikolaou in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikolas Karagiannis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72nd minute, Thanos Koutras made a precise shot to the right of Nikolas Karagiannis. A.O. BERBENON's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. A.O. BERBENON's Lazaros Akrivopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aris Thomakis's late challenge caught a A.O. BERBENON's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aris Thomakis helped the player get up and apologised. Aris Thomakis kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. A.O. BERBENON's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lazaros Akrivopoulos in the 82nd minute. Lazaros Akrivopoulos made a great header on A.O. BERBENON's corner, it was just that Pogoniá's Odysseas Paridis managed to reach the ball for a save. Anthimos Giatridis charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthimos Giatridis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pogoniá getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Anthimos Giatridis hit a great ball. Odysseas Paridis made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Charilaos Moraitidis sent off a good shot on target. A.O. BERBENON's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.