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Platanαkos Stadium
Spectators: 6949 (Terracing: 5100, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 100) Orestis Kousounadis made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Giotakis in the 4th minute of play forced Age Of Empires's goalkeeper Akis Simeonidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Age Of Empires getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Chatziioannou Nothos hit a great ball. Akis Simeonidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Giotakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Age Of Empires's goal looked a bit too open when Ilias Ikonomou came free, but Akis Simeonidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ilias Ikonomou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Akis Simeonidis was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Kouvarα BC's Isidoros Karouzos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Kouvarα BC from getting a goal against them. Ilias Ikonomou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akis Simeonidis having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Nikos Giotakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kouvarα BC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orestis Kousounadis in the 31st minute of play forced Kouvarα BC's goalkeeper Isidoros Karouzos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Giotakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Akis Simeonidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilias Ikonomou, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. If Ilias Ikonomou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 41 minutes, Nikos Giotakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kouvarα BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikos Giotakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th minute Ilias Ikonomou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akis Simeonidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Kouvarα BC's Nikos Giotakis in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Age Of Empires's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

51 minutes into the game, Dimitris Vouzatos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kouvarα BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Age Of Empires the free kick. Dimitris Vouzatos kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 54th minute Nikos Giotakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akis Simeonidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 55 in the game by Ilias Ikonomou from a close distance when the talented Akis Simeonidis managed to make a qualified save. Age Of Empires's players were relieved. Kouvarα BC's Nikos Giotakis got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Akis Simeonidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Giotakis in the 59th minute of play. The Kouvarα BC fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when Kouvarα BC's Nikos Giotakis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sotiris Kazanis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Isidoros Karouzos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Isidoros Karouzos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sotiris Kazanis in the 71st minute of play. Akis Simeonidis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nikos Giotakis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 73 minute of play. A collision led to Age Of Empires getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Makis Tavoularis hit a great ball. Ilias Ikonomou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilias Ikonomous short, quick shot in the 92ndth minute got Akis Simeonidis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Isidoros Karouzos came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Age Of Empires's Orestis Kousounadis. But to his dismay, Orestis Kousounadis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Kouvarα BC played a much better game than Age Of Empires and deserved their victory. The Age Of Empires players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.