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Ierisσs
Spectators: 6500 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Apostolikas Meraklis kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Konstantinos Grigoriou took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Anastasios Karakostas to make any attempt to save it. After 24 played minutes, Dhafnσnas BC's Zacharias Poulkos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kostas Spyropoulos 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 Dhafnσnas BC reached it. Renos Kalabokis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anastasios Karakostas came out and tried to block the shot, but Renos Kalabokis slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 26th minute. Ierisσs BC's Kostas Spyropoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Soulis Theodorakakos in the 33rd minute of play. Anastasios Karakostas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Bakosis, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ierisσs BC's zone, Stefanos Vyntras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kostas Spyropoulos came out of the goal and Stefanos Vyntras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute, Soulis Theodorakakos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dhafnσnas BC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Konstantinos Grigoriou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Anastasios Karakostas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Paraskevas Grigoroulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Soulis Theodorakakos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 51 in the game by Stefanos Vyntras from a close distance when the talented Kostas Spyropoulos managed to make a qualified save. Ierisσs BC's players were relieved. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Dimitris Kouvaris put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Dhafnσnas BC booed when Ierisσs BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimitris Kouvaris didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ierisσs BC's goalkeeper Kostas Spyropoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paraskevas Grigoroulis hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 63rd match minute, Ierisσs BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apostolikas Meraklis to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giannis Samaratos during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th minute, Giannis Samaratos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 68 minutes of play, Ierisσs BC's Konstantinos Grigoriou made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anastasios Karakostas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Apostolikas Meraklis got in the 73rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Anastasios Karakostas handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Konstantinos Grigoriou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonis Fytilis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anastasios Karakostas. Dhafnσnas BC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 80thth minute of the game Apostolikas Meraklis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dhafnσnas BC's Anastasios Karakostas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ierisσs BC's Kostas Spyropoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pipis Poupalos in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Apostolikas Meraklis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ierisσs BC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Soulis Theodorakakos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Kostas Spyropoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Stefanos Vyntras 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ierisσs BC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! In the 94th minute, Soulis Theodorakakos made a precise shot to the right of Kostas Spyropoulos. Ierisσs BC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. Dhafnσnas BC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.