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NEA SMYRNI
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kostas Baltas kicked off to start the match. The Krνni FC fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when Krνni FC's Giorgos Vranas 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kostas Baltas came free in the 6th minute and tried to tip the ball over Kostas Pontios, but to the joy of Krνni FC's supporters the ball went over. PANIONIOS's Paraskevas Chatzidakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Vranas in the 8th minute of play. When Krνni FC's Giorgos Vranas in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PANIONIOS's goalie prevented a goal. Nikiforos Agritis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paraskevas Chatzidakis having to interfere. When Krνni FC's Giorgos Vranas in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PANIONIOS's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giorgos Vranas in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paraskevas Chatzidakis saved PANIONIOS from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Giorgos Vranas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Krνni FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgos Vranas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paraskevas Chatzidakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kostas Baltas during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kostas Baltas hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute Nikiforos Agritis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paraskevas Chatzidakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kostas Baltas kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Paraskevas Chatzidakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikiforos Agritis in the 29th minute of the match. Minas Patsatzoglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostas Pontios having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giorgos Vranas in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paraskevas Chatzidakis saved PANIONIOS from getting behind. If Giorgos Vranas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikiforos Agritis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Paraskevas Chatzidakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paraskevas Chatzidakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Vranas in the 49th minute of play. The PANIONIOS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Krνni FC were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giorgos Vranas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 56 minutes PANIONIOS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alkinoos Maragopoulos who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Alkinoos Maragopoulos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PANIONIOS's Paraskevas Chatzidakis did a great save. Paraskevas Chatzidakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikiforos Agritis in the 61st minute. Paraskevas Chatzidakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nikiforos Agritis went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 73rd minute, PANIONIOS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nikiforos Agritis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 0-3 became the score in the 74th minute when Giorgos Vranas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Stratos Lazaridis charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stratos Lazaridis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Krνni FC booed when PANIONIOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stratos Lazaridis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giorgos Vranas struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Paraskevas Chatzidakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Krνni FC. After a rather tough play, PANIONIOS's Kostas Baltas got a free kick in the 80th minute. Aris Chatzifotis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paraskevas Chatzidakis having to make a save. Paraskevas Chatzidakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Vranas, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Paraskevas Chatzidakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikiforos Agritis's shot from short distance in the 96th minute.