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Mandαlovon
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5001, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nektarios Georgas started the match with the kick off. Notis Katechakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 minutes of play, PANIONIOS GSS's Stavros Koukos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alekos Kalantidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Babbis Perakakis's late challenge caught a PANIONIOS GSS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Babbis Perakakis helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mandαlovon FC's Babbis Perakakis got a free kick in the 11th minute. The audience cheered when Emmanouil Mallios's long shot passed Alekos Kalantidis's right side. It was 0-2, 12 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Stavros Koukos 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. Vladimiros Bantras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Alekos Kalantidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alekos Kalantidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stavros Koukos in the 25th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dimos Parisis during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vladimiros Bantras in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alekos Kalantidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Mandαlovon FC's zone, Vladimiros Bantras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alekos Kalantidis came out of the goal and Vladimiros Bantras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Mandαlovon FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Babbis Perakakis hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vladimiros Bantras to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nektarios Georgas during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mandαlovon FC's Nektarios Georgas got a free kick in the 55th minute. PANIONIOS GSS's Emmanouil Mallios shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 56th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alekos Kalantidis but with some difficulty. 58 minutes into the game, Theocharis Nikolopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mandαlovon FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PANIONIOS GSS the free kick. The supporters of PANIONIOS GSS booed when Mandαlovon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theocharis Nikolopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dimos Parisis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Vladimiros Bantras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 minutes of play, PANIONIOS GSS's Vladimiros Bantras made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alekos Kalantidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vladimiros Bantras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimiros Bantras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stavros Koukos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alekos Kalantidis made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Vladimiros Bantras sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute, Nektarios Georgas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giotis Faniadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Notis Katechakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thanos Geronimakis during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, one of Mandαlovon FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mandαlovon FC. PANIONIOS GSS's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.