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Lekhσnia
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thodoris Nanos started the match with the kick off. Aris Kalivitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louis Lazarakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alkinoos Pechlivanis made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Leonidas Kakogiannis sent off a good shot on target. After 8 minutes of play, pontioi kasiteron's Louis Lazarakis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aris Kalivitis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Lekhσnia's Fivos Galopoulos got a free kick in the 11th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Lekhσnia's goal looked a bit too open when Louis Lazarakis came free, but Aris Kalivitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thodoris Nanos during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 16 played minutes Lekhσnia got a freekick which was hit by Thodoris Nanos. 18 minutes into the match, Leonidas Kakogiannis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alkinoos Pechlivanis. pontioi kasiteron's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonidas Kakogiannis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Leonidas Kakogiannis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Alkinoos Pechlivanis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Thodoris Nanos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkinoos Pechlivanis was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Leonidas Kakogiannis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Alkinoos Pechlivanis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Leonidas Kakogiannis notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of pontioi kasiteron's Alkinoos Pechlivanis. Alkinoos Pechlivanis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aris Kalivitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandros Kottidis in the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to Lekhσnia getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Stavros Akrivoulis hit a great ball. When Makis Pavlakakis fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lekhσnia's protests and gave Makis Pavlakakis a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of Lekhσnia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of pontioi kasiteron:s goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Louis Lazarakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leonidas Kakogiannis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Alkinoos Pechlivanis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Thodoris Nanos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. pontioi kasiteron's Alkinoos Pechlivanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thodoris Nanos in the 66th minute of play. pontioi kasiteron's Alkinoos Pechlivanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonidas Kakogiannis in the 69th minute of play. Aris Kalivitis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 71st minute, which inside left pole to 3-3. Adamantios Tsiartas struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Aris Kalivitis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for pontioi kasiteron. Alkinoos Pechlivanis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonidas Kakogiannis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, pontioi kasiteron's goal looked a bit too open when Leonidas Kakogiannis came free, but Alkinoos Pechlivanis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thodoris Nanos in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alkinoos Pechlivanis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aris Kalivitis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexandros Kottidis went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. pontioi kasiteron were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Lekhσnia's much stronger midfield.