League

Pálairos Stadium
Spectators: 7608 (Terracing: 5707, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 151) Pálairos FC's Iason Kalomantis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4thth minute of the game Miltos Konstantakakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pálairos FC's Miltiadis Manolakoglou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Miltiadis Manolakoglou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleftherios Siozos, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After 14 minutes, Miltos Konstantakakis made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Pálairos FC's Miltiadis Manolakoglou tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Miltos Konstantakakis struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Miltiadis Manolakoglou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Itιa BC. Eleftherios Siozos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miltiadis Manolakoglou having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Pálairos FC's Thomas Anastasiadis got a free kick in the 24th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pálairos FC's zone, Eleftherios Siozos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miltiadis Manolakoglou came out of the goal and Eleftherios Siozos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Itιa BC booed when Pálairos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Anastasiadis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miltiadis Manolakoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltos Konstantakakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miltos Konstantakakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Miltiadis Manolakoglou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Miltos Konstantakakis made a precise shot to the right of Miltiadis Manolakoglou. Pálairos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Eleftherios Siozos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miltos Konstantakakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Miltos Konstantakakis to make the kick off. Miltos Konstantakakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Miltiadis Manolakoglou made a huge save. When Miltos Konstantakakis came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Itιa 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 Miltos Konstantakakis couldn't finish the play. Miltiadis Manolakoglou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miltos Konstantakakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iason Kalomantis in the 60th minute of play forced Itιa BC's goalkeeper Ermis Kapogiannopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pantelis Solakis hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Miltos Konstantakakis took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Miltiadis Manolakoglou to make any attempt to save it. 68 minutes into the game, Itιa BC's Eleftherios Siozos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miltiadis Manolakoglou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Miltos Konstantakakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miltiadis Manolakoglou having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Miltos Konstantakakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miltiadis Manolakoglou was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 88th minute, Eleftherios Siozos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Miltiadis Manolakoglou. The goal made the score 1-5. Eleftherios Siozos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Miltiadis Manolakoglou made a huge save. Thanasis Arkadis hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.