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Mαnganos Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fondas Kostarakis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 9th minute Ignatios Garpozis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giotis Solakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ignatios Garpozis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fondas Kostarakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 played minutes, Argentinos Juniors's Veniamin Nakos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eustratios Mavrogenidis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Argentinos Juniors reached it. In the 22nd minute, Fondas Kostarakis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Stavros Kastakis's late challenge caught a Khαrkia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stavros Kastakis helped the player get up and apologised. After 23 played minutes Argentinos Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Stavros Kastakis. Khαrkia FC's Ignatios Garpozis got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Fondas Kostarakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giotis Solakis was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Fondas Kostarakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giotis Solakis having to interfere. Odysseas Skopidis's late challenge caught a Argentinos Juniors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Odysseas Skopidis helped the player get up and apologised. Odysseas Skopidis hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Giotis Solakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fondas Kostarakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khαrkia FC's Odysseas Skopidis got his second yellow card of the match in the 36th minute. The referee ordered Odysseas Skopidis off the ground. Odysseas Skopidis hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Khαrkia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ntinos Kitrinos came free, but Eustratios Mavrogenidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christoforos Zagorakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustratios Mavrogenidis having to interfere. After having played for 47 minutes, Ignatios Garpozis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khαrkia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ignatios Garpozis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

If Ignatios Garpozis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, Aggelos Katsavos made a precise shot to the right of Giotis Solakis. Argentinos Juniors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Khαrkia FC's Ignatios Garpozis got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 61 minutes into the game, Ignatios Garpozis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Giotis Solakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fondas Kostarakis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Giotis Solakis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aggelos Katsavos got free with Giotis Solakis in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christoforos Zagorakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's Ntinos Kitrinos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eustratios Mavrogenidis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Argentinos Juniors's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fondas Kostarakis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 77th minute, Fondas Kostarakis made a precise shot to the right of Giotis Solakis. Argentinos Juniors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Ignatios Garpozis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aggelos Katsavoss short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Giotis Solakis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ignatios Garpozis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Giotis Solakis made a huge save. When Aggelos Katsavos came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Khαrkia 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 Aggelos Katsavos couldn't finish the play. Argentinos Juniors's Giotis Solakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Argentinos Juniors from getting a goal against them. In the 93rd minute, Aggelos Katsavos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match was over Khαrkia FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Argentinos Juniors throughout the match.