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Stouppaνoi Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Achilleas Themelis started the match with the kick off. When Sakis Tavlaridis came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Pandoriones 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 Sakis Tavlaridis couldn't finish the play. Manolis Kaklamanis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Karapitsios in the 7th minute of play. If Babbis Voulgaridis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 12 played minutes Stouppaνoi got a freekick which was hit by Cătălin Onete. After having played for 13 minutes, Babbis Voulgaridis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pandoriones's supporters crossed their fingers, but Babbis Voulgaridis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Babbis Voulgaridis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manolis Kaklamanis. Stouppaνoi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Babbis Voulgaridis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 20th minute, Sakis Tavlaridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute, Pandoriones's Stergios Trabakoulos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Stergios Trabakoulos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pandoriones protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Stergios Trabakoulos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 26 played minutes Pandoriones got a freekick which was hit by Stergios Trabakoulos. 30 minutes into the match, Stouppaνoi's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Platonidis came free, but Manolis Kaklamanis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marios Koutsoukos made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Achilleas Themelis sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Pandoriones defense, Achilleas Themelis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marios Koutsoukos. The Pandoriones fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marios Koutsoukos should have stopped the shot. 40 minutes into the match, Stouppaνoi's goal looked a bit too open when Babbis Voulgaridis came free, but Manolis Kaklamanis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st match minute, Pandoriones was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miltos Platonidis to maneuver through the defense. Achilleas Themelis scored 2-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marios Koutsoukos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Babbis Voulgaridis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Babbis Voulgaridis made a kick off. If Vaggelis Karapitsios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manolis Kaklamanis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaggelis Karapitsios in the 61st minute of the match. Pandoriones's Marios Koutsoukos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achilleas Themelis in the 63rd minute of play. Babbis Voulgaridis took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manolis Kaklamanis. Manolis Kaklamanis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Manolis Kaklamanis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prokopis Papaloukas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Babbis Voulgaridis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 80 minutes, Prokopis Papaloukas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pandoriones's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prokopis Papaloukas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Prokopis Papaloukas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pandoriones's goalkeeper Marios Koutsoukos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 88th minute of the match Vassilis Rouvas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marios Koutsoukos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Iosif Toskas kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Sakis Tavlaridis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 91st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Stouppaνoi's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.