League

Tsouklιra Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Pipis Pasamichalis made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Argyris Sarafidis during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 0-2 became the score in the 14th minute when Thomas Kabouras elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Thomas Kabouras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christos Stefanidis was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. With a little luck, AO Xanthi's Kostas Stathopoulos got control of the ball when Theofilos Pountidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Theofilos Pountidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thomas Kabouras struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Christos Stefanidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AO Xanthi. The supporters of AO Xanthi booed when Tsouklιra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petros Tsorbas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petros Tsorbas hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Theofilos Pountidis got free with Kostas Stathopoulos in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Tsouklιra players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AO Xanthi were winning 1-2.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Pipis Pasamichalis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tsouklιra's supporters rose to their feet, but Pipis Pasamichalis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kostas Stathopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kostas Stathopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theofilos Pountidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Thomas Kabouras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Christos Stefanidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of AO Xanthi booed when Tsouklιra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaggelis Kois didn't get a good kick on the ball. 2-2 became the score in the 62nd minute when Theofilos Pountidis elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 76th minute Theofilos Pountidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Stathopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Tsouklιra's Pipis Pasamichalis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kostas Stathopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 4-3 when Theofilos Pountidis sped through AO Xanthi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kostas Stathopoulos. 87 minutes into the match, Tsouklιra's goalkeeper Christos Stefanidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thomas Kabouras. Pavlos Petkakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Christos Stefanidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Argyris Sarafidis got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tsouklιra fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! Christos Stefanidis went to the wrong direction when Ntinos Kolotoubis was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The Tsouklιra players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.