League

Valanidiα Stadium
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) DARKNESS's Tasos Roubos got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanasis Kavazis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Makis Leotsakos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Fotis Bougas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. DARKNESS's Miltos Rikkas got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lambros Mamakos kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Makis Leotsakos having to make a save. In the 22nd match minute, PAO Verias f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanasis Kavazis to maneuver through the defense. Achilleas Sgouros might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Makis Leotsakos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Achilleas Sgouros ran back to his position shaking his head. Stergios Amanatidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Makis Leotsakos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Makis Leotsakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos made a precise shot to the right of Makis Leotsakos. DARKNESS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 33rd minute, Fotis Bougas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the PAO Verias f.c. 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 Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos couldn't finish the play. Theocharis Bibilas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Makis Leotsakos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Makis Leotsakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half PAO Verias f.c. were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos made the kick off in the second half. Theocharis Bibilas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Makis Leotsakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Makis Leotsakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Makis Leotsakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos in the 58th minute of play. The corner led PAO Verias f.c.'s Alkis Gekas to fire away a dangerous shot which Makis Leotsakos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 64th minute Akis Koutsilas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimos Katsouranis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. DARKNESS's Alexis Thomakis was substituted for Akis Koutsilas. The audience was convinced that Tasos Roubos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dimos Katsouranis was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Achilleas Sgouros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Makis Leotsakos having to interfere. PAO Verias f.c.'s Nikos Tsolakis managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Thalis Tassoglou in the 75 minute of the game. Tasos Roubos hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, DARKNESS's Tasos Roubos got a free kick in the 77th minute. After a rather tough play, DARKNESS's Theodosis Karamaounas got a free kick in the 79th minute. PAO Verias f.c.'s Alkis Gekas couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 80th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for DARKNESS. The crowd rose to their feet as Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Makis Leotsakos. That made the score 1-3 in the 81 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Makis Leotsakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyriakos Karagiannopoulos in the 88th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Theocharis Bibilas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Makis Leotsakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miltos Rikkas kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After some careless play in the PAO Verias f.c. defense, Alexis Thomakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dimos Katsouranis. The PAO Verias f.c. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dimos Katsouranis should have stopped the shot.