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Pιrki Stadium
Spectators: 6897 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 150) A.O.Peukogiali's Sotos Soulidis 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. Sotos Soulidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the match, Káto Theodoráki's goal looked a bit too open when Sotos Soulidis came free, but Kostas Karamichalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Minas Manias scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Archie Strickland, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Babbis Nikolaidis hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the game, Sotos Soulidis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kostas Karamichalos. Sotos Soulidis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Archie Strickland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petros Chatzigeorgiou, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Káto Theodoráki's goalkeeper Kostas Karamichalos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 29 minutes of play Káto Theodoráki's Babbis Nikolaidis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Sotos Soulidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Kostas Karamichalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th match minute, Káto Theodoráki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stratos Bamias to maneuver through the defense. Sotos Soulidis struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Kostas Karamichalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.O.Peukogiali. In the 43rd minute, Petros Chatzigeorgiou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Káto Theodoráki fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Theofanis Bakalakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Petros Chatzigeorgiou made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotos Soulidis in the 52nd minute of play forced Káto Theodoráki's goalkeeper Kostas Karamichalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.O.Peukogiali's Zabal Cabanela got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 56 minutes, Zabal Cabanela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.O.Peukogiali's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zabal Cabanela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61stth minute of the game Zabal Cabanela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Káto Theodoráki's Kostas Karamichalos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kostas Karamichalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theofanis Bakalakos in the 65th minute of the match. Petros Chatzigeorgiou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Archie Strickland having to interfere. Sotos Soulidis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kostas Karamichalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Zabal Cabanela struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Kostas Karamichalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.O.Peukogiali. In the 75th minute, Zabal Cabanela 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. When Stratos Bamias fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Káto Theodoráki's protests and gave Stratos Bamias a yellow card for diving instead. Stratos Bamias kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Kostas Karamichalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sotos Soulidis in the 79th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petros Chatzigeorgiou got free with Archie Strickland in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Archie Strickland managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when Káto Theodoráki's Petros Chatzigeorgiou fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Petros Chatzigeorgiou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Petros Chatzigeorgiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petros Chatzigeorgiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The A.O.Peukogiali manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Káto Theodoráki to win.