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Kastaniα
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽'s Dimitris Mantalakis 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. A collision led to Kastaniα BC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Minas Ioannidis hit a great ball. Evaggelos Tripolitis kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. The supporters of ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽ booed when Kastaniα BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giorgos Bitoulas didn't get a good kick on the ball. ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽'s Dag Hedlund suffered a sprained foot after 12 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Giorgos Bitoulas fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kastaniα BC's protests and gave Giorgos Bitoulas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute, Giorgos Bitoulas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15 minutes, Evaggelos Tripolitis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kastaniα BC and the ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Evaggelos Tripolitis kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽'s Zisis Adamakoglou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stefanos Kioulekas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Miltos Tsiantakis made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Giorgos Bitoulas sent off a good shot on target. Minas Ioannidis kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. If Nikitas Rodinos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Soulis Krasopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nikitas Rodinos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Nikitas Rodinos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nikitas Rodinos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Stefanos Kioulekas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽ fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽'s Nikitas Rodinos 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 36th minute, Soulis Krasopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefanos Kioulekas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 40th minute Soulis Krasopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefanos Kioulekas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Kastaniα BC's zone, Nikitas Rodinos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefanos Kioulekas came out of the goal and Nikitas Rodinos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giorgos Bitoulas in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Miltos Tsiantakis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kastaniα BC's goalkeeper Stefanos Kioulekas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thanos Letsas was the one to do the kick off. Stefanos Kioulekas made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Loukianos Saravalakos sent off a good shot on target. Loukianos Saravalakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefanos Kioulekas having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽'s Soulis Krasopoulos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stefanos Kioulekas. That made the score 0-4 after 58 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Nikitas Rodinos managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽'s supporters rose to their feet, but Nikitas Rodinos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stefanos Kioulekas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Loukianos Saravalakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Kastaniα BC's zone, Nikitas Rodinos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefanos Kioulekas came out of the goal and Nikitas Rodinos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the match, Loukianos Saravalakos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stefanos Kioulekas, 0-5. Soulis Krasopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Stefanos Kioulekas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Soulis Krasopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stefanos Kioulekas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Krasopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute Nikitas Rodinos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefanos Kioulekas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Soulis Krasopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefanos Kioulekas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. If Soulis Krasopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Nikitas Rodinos came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽ 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 Nikitas Rodinos couldn't finish the play. ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽'s Nikitas Rodinos got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Soulis Krasopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Stefanos Kioulekas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Kastaniα BC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ⚽★★AzolimnoS Surou FC ★★⚽ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.