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Spectators: 6759 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 0) Néo Gynaikókastro BC's Valerios Pagalos 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. Evaggelos Mingas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Menelaos Giotis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charis Baltas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostas Stergalas having to interfere. The supporters of Τρελλαρες fc booed when Néo Gynaikókastro BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Odysseas Skilopnichtis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Τρελλαρες fc's goal looked a bit too open when Petros Velouchiotis came free, but Kostas Stergalas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valerios Pagalos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Kostas Stergalas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kostas Stergalas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charis Baltas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Néo Gynaikókastro BC's Menelaos Giotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orestis Karatasos in the 31st minute of play. After having played for 32 minutes, Valerios Pagalos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Néo Gynaikókastro BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valerios Pagalos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Τρελλαρες fc getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Michalis Alexiadis hit a great ball. If Iraklis Chatzipetris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Evaggelos Mingas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Michalis Alexiadis fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Τρελλαρες fc's protests and gave Michalis Alexiadis a yellow card for diving instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evaggelos Mingas made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Néo Gynaikókastro BC's Chatziioannou Seichanidis got a free kick in the 51st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Néo Gynaikókastro BC's zone, Iraklis Chatzipetris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menelaos Giotis came out of the goal and Iraklis Chatzipetris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Néo Gynaikókastro BC's Menelaos Giotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaggelos Mingas in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Τρελλαρες fc's goal looked a bit too open when Valerios Pagalos came free, but Kostas Stergalas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Τρελλαρες fc's zone, Charis Baltas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kostas Stergalas came out of the goal and Charis Baltas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Orestis Karatasos kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Charis Baltas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kostas Stergalas. Τρελλαρες fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charis Baltas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 65th minute, Valerios Pagalos fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kostas Stergalas, passed just outside the right post. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Kostas Stergalas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valerios Pagalos in the 67th minute of play forced Τρελλαρες fc's goalkeeper Kostas Stergalas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 played minutes Néo Gynaikókastro BC got a freekick which was hit by Zinon Tzekos. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Evaggelos Mingas put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Menelaos Giotis. After 78 minutes of play, Τρελλαρες fc's Evaggelos Mingas made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Menelaos Giotis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st match minute, Néo Gynaikókastro BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Giotis to maneuver through the defense. If Iraklis Chatzipetris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute, Iraklis Chatzipetris ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Menelaos Giotis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 89th minute Evaggelos Mingas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menelaos Giotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute Valerios Pagalos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Stergalas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Τρελλαρες fc support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.