League

Tycherón
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nikos Spilias made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Kallipιvki's goalkeeper Dimitris Bartzokis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Telis Skandalis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Spilias in the 5th minute of play forced Tycherón's goalkeeper Paris Stavrou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andreas Rodanakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 9 in the game by Telis Skandalis from a close distance when the talented Dimitris Bartzokis managed to make a qualified save. Kallipιvki's players were relieved. After a defensive mix-up in Kallipιvki's zone, Thodoris Thessalonikios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimitris Bartzokis came out of the goal and Thodoris Thessalonikios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Telis Skandalis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tycherón's supporters rose to their feet, but Telis Skandalis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dimitris Bartzokis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14th minute, Nikos Spilias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paris Stavrou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 19 minutes of play, Tycherón's Thodoris Thessalonikios made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimitris Bartzokis was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Spilias in the 22nd minute of play forced Tycherón's goalkeeper Paris Stavrou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paris Stavrou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stathis Pagakis in the 25th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Zacharias Kostenoglou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kallipιvki's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tycherón the free kick. In the 33rd match minute, Kallipιvki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Papagiannis to maneuver through the defense. Andreas Rodanakis didn't quite understand what happened when in the 34 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Thodoris Thessalonikios succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 36th playminute. The Kallipιvki fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Kallipιvki's Nikos Spilias looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Paris Stavrou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Spilias in the 48th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Telis Skandalis to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Telis Skandalis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Dimitris Bartzokis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thodoris Thessalonikios might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dimitris Bartzokis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thodoris Thessalonikios ran back to his position shaking his head. When Iosif Mitrofanis fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tycherón's protests and gave Iosif Mitrofanis a yellow card for diving instead. Andreas Rodanakis kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Tycherón's Paris Stavrou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Spilias in the 70th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zacharias Kostenoglou got free with Paris Stavrou in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute Nikos Spilias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paris Stavrou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Kallipιvki's zone, Telis Skandalis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimitris Bartzokis came out of the goal and Telis Skandalis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tycherón's Paris Stavrou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Spilias in the 81st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Andreas Rodanakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tycherón's supporters rose to their feet, but Andreas Rodanakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dimitris Bartzokis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th match minute, Kallipιvki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adamantios Peristeropoulos to maneuver through the defense. If Thodoris Thessalonikios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tycherón's Paris Stavrou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Tycherón from getting a goal against them. If Telis Skandalis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tycherón's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.