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Katakαlion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chatziioannou Petropoulos started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Thalis Chalkias kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Loukas Fasolis. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, santa ARGENTINA FC's Chatziioannou Petropoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Themistoklis Zigouropoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 18th minute, Aris Louvaris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktoras Bibilas in the 23rd minute of play forced Katakαlion's goalkeeper Themistoklis Zigouropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Stratos Tsivilikas fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Katakαlion's protests and gave Stratos Tsivilikas a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Katakαlion's zone, Chatziioannou Petropoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Themistoklis Zigouropoulos came out of the goal and Chatziioannou Petropoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Loukas Fasolis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Chalkias in the 27th minute of play. Konstantinos Papakrivas's late challenge caught a Katakαlion's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konstantinos Papakrivas helped the player get up and apologised. Loukas Fasolis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 29th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Stratos Tsivilikas. Loukas Fasolis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loukas Mavrikos, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Christodoulos Tsigaridas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loukas Fasolis having to interfere. Stelios Kalogirou struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Loukas Fasolis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Katakαlion. When Christodoulos Tsigaridas came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Katakαlion 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 Christodoulos Tsigaridas couldn't finish the play. santa ARGENTINA FC's Loukas Fasolis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save santa ARGENTINA FC from getting a goal against them. After the first half santa ARGENTINA FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 minutes into the match, Katakαlion's Loukas Mavrikos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Loukas Fasolis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, santa ARGENTINA FC's Fivos Balafoutis got a free kick in the 56th minute. Katakαlion's Konstantinos Kasselas got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Thalis Chalkias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 63rd match minute, santa ARGENTINA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vrasidas Kountouriotis to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Katakαlion booed when santa ARGENTINA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Themistoklis Perakakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, santa ARGENTINA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantinos Kasselas came free, but Loukas Fasolis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Loukas Fasolis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christodoulos Tsigaridas in the 69th minute of the match. Loukas Fasolis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lambis Kakavoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Thalis Chalkias notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of santa ARGENTINA FC's Loukas Fasolis. Loukas Fasolis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Katakαlion's Stelios Kalogirou got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fivos Balafoutis kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Loukas Fasolis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thalis Chalkias went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. 90 minutes into the match, santa ARGENTINA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christodoulos Tsigaridas came free, but Loukas Fasolis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stratos Tsivilikas in the 93rd minute of play forced santa ARGENTINA FC's goalkeeper Loukas Fasolis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Chalkias in the 94th minute of play forced santa ARGENTINA FC's goalkeeper Loukas Fasolis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 minutes, Lambis Kakavoulis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Katakαlion and the santa ARGENTINA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute, Lambis Kakavoulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that Katakαlion were the better team. Katakαlion's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.