League

Strimonokhσri
Spectators: 6735 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) Vaggelis Kaloumenos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Thanasaiika BC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Eleftherios Toskas hit a great ball. Fokas Karanasios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Dimitris Tsebelis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dimitris Tsebelis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Anastasis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 14thth minute of the game Kostas Anastasis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Thanasaiika BC's Dimitris Tsebelis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Thanasaiika BC's goalkeeper Dimitris Tsebelis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fokas Karanasios . In the 29th minute Strimonokhσri were awarded a corner. Akis Valassoglou went to the cornerflag to take it. Dimitris Tsebelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Anastasis in the 33rd minute of play. Dimitris Tsebelis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kostas Anastasis's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Fokas Karanasios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dimitris Tsebelis. Thanasaiika BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fokas Karanasios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Fokas Karanasios 's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dimitris Tsebelis firmly grabbed it by the left post. Paris Karkantos charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paris Karkantos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Paris Karkantos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kostas Anastasis to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Eleftherios Toskas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Thanasaiika BC and the Strimonokhσri players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Strimonokhσri booed when Thanasaiika BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleftherios Toskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kostas Anastasis in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dimitris Tsebelis saved Thanasaiika BC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Anastasis in the 56th minute of play forced Thanasaiika BC's goalkeeper Dimitris Tsebelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Thanasaiika BC's zone, Kostas Anastasis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimitris Tsebelis came out of the goal and Kostas Anastasis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kostas Anastasis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Menelaos Kouvelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Kostas Anastasis came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Strimonokhσri 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 Kostas Anastasis couldn't finish the play. In the 72nd match minute, Thanasaiika BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Bebis to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Akis Valassoglou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Strimonokhσri's supporters rose to their feet, but Akis Valassoglou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dimitris Tsebelis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 75 minutes into the game, Giannis Bebis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Thanasaiika BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Strimonokhσri the free kick. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Thanasaiika BC! In a very dangerous position, a player in Thanasaiika BC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! Dimitris Tsebelis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kostas Anastasis's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Dimitris Tsebelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renos Iordanopoulos in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Strimonokhσri had played much better football throughout.