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pieria
Spectators: 7233 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Simos Kousis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Akis Paragas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerasimos Piperidis in the 4th minute of play. Konstantinos Anastasopoulos's late challenge caught a Pieria F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konstantinos Anastasopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Olympiakos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Theocharis Kavazis, was totally fooled by Pieria F.C.'s Pavlos Masaboukas, who 8 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Soulis Savourogiannis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Theocharis Kavazis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akis Paragas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charalambos Lagizos, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Charalambos Lagizos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ntinos Kalvos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akis Paragas having to interfere. Manos Anastasopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manos Anastasopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21stth minute of the game Charalambos Lagizos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pieria F.C.'s Akis Paragas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Theocharis Kavazis was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Pavlos Masaboukas. If Ntinos Kalvos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Akis Paragas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ntinos Kalvos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akis Paragas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ntinos Kalvos, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Charalambos Lagizos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Pieria F.C. defense, Ntinos Kalvos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Akis Paragas. The Pieria F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Akis Paragas should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Charalambos Lagizos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Akis Paragas was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The score stood at 1-1 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 Ntinos Kalvos made a kick off. Charalambos Lagizos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute, Olympiakos's Fanis Papadamakis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fanis Papadamakis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Olympiakos protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fanis Papadamakis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Charalambos Lagizos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akis Paragas having to interfere. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pieria F.C.'s goalkeeper Akis Paragas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Soulis Savourogiannis in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Theocharis Kavazis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympiakos's goalkeeper Theocharis Kavazis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Simos Kousis came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Pieria F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Simos Kousis couldn't finish the play. Simos Kousis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theocharis Kavazis having to interfere. Soulis Savourogiannis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Theocharis Kavazis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simos Kousis in the 83rd minute of the match. When Gerasimos Piperidis came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Olympiakos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerasimos Piperidis couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Olympiakos's Gerasimos Piperidis got a free kick in the 92nd minute. When Pieria F.C.'s Simos Kousis in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympiakos's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Olympiakos getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Vassilis Bourantas hit a great ball.