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Káto Korakiána Stadi
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Savas Spetzos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Makis Ikonomou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolas Kavafis in the 3rd minute of the match. Dimitris Xidianakis kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 5 played minutes Mouskhiσnas got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Voulgarakis. Makis Ikonomou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Savas Spetzos in the 10th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Nikolas Kavafis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Makis Ikonomou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Mouskhiσnas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apostolikas Rigopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Telis Kousouridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinos Vokolos in the 20th minute of play. When Nikolas Kavafis came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Mouskhiσnas 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 Nikolas Kavafis couldn't finish the play. Kostas Voulgarakis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 30 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of Mouskhiσnas:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Aris FC:s goal. Nikolas Kavafis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Makis Ikonomou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Telis Kousouridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petros Ploumoudis, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. With an all-out effort, Aris FC's Telis Kousouridis threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dimitris Xidianakis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Xidianakis in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Marinos Vokolos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aris FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mouskhiσnas the free kick. In the 47th match minute, Aris FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marinos Vokolos to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marinos Vokolos to make the kick off. If Nikolas Kavafis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aris FC's Makis Ikonomou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolas Kavafis in the 59th minute of play. Aris FC's Makis Ikonomou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolas Kavafis in the 60th minute of play. Nikolas Kavafis might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Makis Ikonomou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nikolas Kavafis ran back to his position shaking his head. Nikolas Kavafis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petros Ploumoudis charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Petros Ploumoudis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Petros Ploumoudis hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Mouskhiσnas's Nikolas Kavafis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Aris FC's Makis Ikonomou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolas Kavafis in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Nikolas Kavafis 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. Telis Kousouridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marinos Vokolos, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Telis Kousouridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinos Vokolos in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Nikolas Kavafis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Makis Ikonomou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Marinos Vokolos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Telis Kousouridis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Savas Spetzos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.