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Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Panos Polymerou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Valentinos Ventouris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Panos Polymerou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Referee Team's Valentinos Ventouris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Polymerou in the 16th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Panos Polymerou managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ's supporters rose to their feet, but Panos Polymerou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentinos Ventouris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Apostolikas Pipinakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ's Panos Polymerou got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valentinos Ventouris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Kalliokoski in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31stth minute of the game Panos Polymerou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Referee Team's Valentinos Ventouris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Panos Polymerou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Panos Polymerou managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ's supporters rose to their feet, but Panos Polymerou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentinos Ventouris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Robert Kalliokoski might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valentinos Ventouris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robert Kalliokoski ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 44th minute, Aimilios Kiskabanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Panos Polymerou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ's Panos Polymerou 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Referee Team getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ilias Stathatos hit a great ball. Panos Polymerou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Valentinos Ventouris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ's goal looked a bit too open when Apostolikas Pipinakis came free, but Vassilis Philipopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vassilis Philipopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panagiotis Chronatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Panos Polymerou who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Valentinos Ventouris when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Valentinos Ventouris didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Panos Polymerou went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ made a substitution. Akis Varakis replaced Panos Polymerou. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Valentinos Ventouris successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With an all-out effort, ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ's Valentinos Ventouris threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Akis Varakis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Akis Varakis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Valentinos Ventouris skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Akis Varakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentinos Ventouris having to interfere. Akis Varakis scored 1-4 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valentinos Ventouris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Valentinos Ventouris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akis Varakis in the 87th minute of the match. Robert Kalliokoski took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valentinos Ventouris. Valentinos Ventouris dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Akis Varakis struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Valentinos Ventouris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ. When Akis Varakis came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the ΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ 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 Akis Varakis couldn't finish the play.