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Lippa
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Fu Qiang Jian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zinon Orfaniotis was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Fu Qiang Jian put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Zinon Orfaniotis. After having played for 8 minutes, Fu Qiang Jian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spartans fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fu Qiang Jian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vassilis Valsamakis took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Serafim Coutinho. Serafim Coutinho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Fu Qiang Jian scored 2-2 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zinon Orfaniotis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stelios Karatasos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Zinon Orfaniotis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Fu Qiang Jian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zinon Orfaniotis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Zinon Orfaniotis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fu Qiang Jian went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Stelios Karatasos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Zinon Orfaniotis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Fu Qiang Jian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zinon Orfaniotis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. In the 43rd minute, Lippa's Nikos Galitsios dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-5. Fu Qiang Jian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Spartans fc were leading 3-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fu Qiang Jian made a kick off. With his leg Zinon Orfaniotis managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Spartans fc's Fu Qiang Jian fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zinon Orfaniotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stelios Karatasos in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute Fu Qiang Jian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zinon Orfaniotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Estevez Tamajon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zinon Orfaniotis having to interfere. Lippa's Zinon Orfaniotis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Lippa from getting a goal against them. Estevez Tamajon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zinon Orfaniotis having to interfere. Spartans fc's Vaggelis Soulidis was substituted for Stelios Karatasos. Fu Qiang Jian got in the 73rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Zinon Orfaniotis handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Spartans fc's Giannis Chatzivrettas was substituted for Fu Qiang Jian. After a defensive mix-up in Lippa's zone, Giannis Chatzivrettas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zinon Orfaniotis came out of the goal and Giannis Chatzivrettas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Lippa's zone, Panos Astaris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zinon Orfaniotis came out of the goal and Panos Astaris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikos Galitsios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Serafim Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Vaggelis Tsatsaronis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Serafim Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Galitsios, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When the final whistle sounded Spartans fc left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Lippa.