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Lefkópetra
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. Kostas Zouganelis started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Lambánitsa's Sakis Raftis got control of the ball when Thanos Voskopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Lefkópetra BC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Panos Geronimakis hit a great ball. Sakis Raftis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Panos Geronimakis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. Evripidis Tsaganos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theodosis Chelioudakis in the 17th minute of play. When Thanos Voskopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Lefkópetra BC 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 Thanos Voskopoulos couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Lambánitsa's Dorotheos Gaitanakis got a free kick in the 21st minute. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Sakis Raftis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 24th minute, Kostas Zouganelis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lefkópetra BC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Thanos Voskopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sakis Raftis having to interfere. Kostas Zouganelis struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Sakis Raftis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lefkópetra BC. Theodosis Chelioudakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Evripidis Tsaganos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thanos Voskopoulos got free with Sakis Raftis in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thanos Voskopoulos got free with Sakis Raftis in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sakis Raftis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Zouganelis in the 41st minute of the match. Lefkópetra BC's Evripidis Tsaganos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theodosis Chelioudakis in the 44th minute of play. With a little luck, Lambánitsa's Sakis Raftis got control of the ball when Thanos Voskopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kostas Zouganelis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sakis Raftis having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Theodosis Chelioudakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Ntinos Stamatopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lefkópetra BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ntinos Stamatopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sakis Raftis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Panos Geronimakis during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 minutes Lefkópetra BC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zinon Begnis who took care of the corner kick. After 62 minutes, Thanos Voskopoulos made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Lambánitsa's Sakis Raftis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 65th minute, Dorotheos Gaitanakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sakis Raftis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanos Voskopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panos Geronimakis hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute Kostas Zouganelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sakis Raftis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sakis Raftis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanos Voskopoulos in the 72nd minute of the match. Sakis Raftis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Zouganelis in the 75th minute of play. In the 80th match minute, Lambánitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorotheos Gaitanakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute of the match Dimos Papakostis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sakis Raftis skillfully saved the ball. If Thanos Voskopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute Kostas Zouganelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sakis Raftis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kostas Zouganelis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Sakis Raftis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sakis Raftis came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Lefkópetra BC's Thanos Voskopoulos. But to his dismay, Thanos Voskopoulos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 94th match minute, Lambánitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorotheos Gaitanakis to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the Lefkópetra BC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.