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spyr.korosis stadium
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antonis Chasiotis started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Spitαli's goalkeeper Stelios Peppes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kostas Mamalakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Tsorlinis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pantelis Konstantakakis came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stelios Peppes could save by the left post. The supporters of Sarunas booed when Spitαli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stavros Katopodis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pantelis Konstantakakis 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. 18 minutes into the match, Sarunas's goal looked a bit too open when Antonis Chasiotis came free, but Kostas Mamalakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Pantelis Konstantakakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikos Tsorlinis kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Loukas Paleologos charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Loukas Paleologos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Loukas Paleologos hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Nikos Tsorlinis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spitαli fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of Sarunas booed when Spitαli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stavros Katopodis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Theagenis Tsakouridis sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Stelios Peppes threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Theagenis Tsakouridis this time. In the 35th minute, Antonis Chasiotis 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Tsorlinis in the 37th minute of play forced Sarunas's goalkeeper Kostas Mamalakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kostas Mamalakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonis Chasiotis went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Spitαli's Nikos Tsorlinis got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Theagenis Kakavelakis to strike the kick off in the second half. Stavros Kotsovolos kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Filippos Koulakidis hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Nikos Tsorlinis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spitαli's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikos Tsorlinis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kostas Mamalakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antonis Chasiotis's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Sarunas's Kostas Mamalakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Sarunas from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonis Chasiotis in the 72nd minute of play forced Sarunas's goalkeeper Kostas Mamalakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nikos Tsorlinis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giorgos Liouras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kostas Mamalakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Chasiotis in the 85th minute of the match. Antonis Chasiotis scored 0-3 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kostas Mamalakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sarunas's Kostas Mamalakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonis Chasiotis in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pantelis Konstantakakis in the 90th minute of play forced Spitαli's goalkeeper Stelios Peppes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Nikos Tsorlinis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kostas Mamalakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. The Spitαli players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.