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Petrokhorion Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stratos Kalantas kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Panathinaikos AO's Fragiskos Tzanetakos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Takis Stratis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 8 minutes, Kostas Samanoglou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panathinaikos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kostas Samanoglou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 10th minute Paschalis Batsidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Stratis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 minutes, Ermis Tsilikas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panathinaikos and the Panathinaikos AO players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Panathinaikos AO's goalkeeper Vladimiros Tsoukalis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Stratos Kalantas 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. The long shot by Ermis Tsilikas in the 19th minute really tested Vladimiros Tsoukalis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Vladimiros Tsoukalis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Kavogiannis, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Panathinaikos's goal looked a bit too open when Paschalis Batsidis came free, but Takis Stratis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panathinaikos's Takis Stratis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fragiskos Tzanetakos in the 25th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Paschalis Batsidis notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Panathinaikos's Takis Stratis. Takis Stratis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Panathinaikos's Takis Stratis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paschalis Batsidis in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Paschalis Batsidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panathinaikos AO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Takis Stratis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Bozonis in the 38th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Themis Provatidis put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Takis Stratis. 48 minutes into the match, Panathinaikos's goal looked a bit too open when Fragiskos Tzanetakos came free, but Takis Stratis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Themis Provatidis to make the kick off. When Paschalis Batsidis came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Panathinaikos AO 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 Paschalis Batsidis couldn't finish the play. After 55 minutes, Thanasis Iordanidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panathinaikos and the Panathinaikos AO players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Panathinaikos's Thanasis Iordanidis got a free kick in the 55th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Stratos Bletsas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Panathinaikos's Thanasis Iordanidis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 60 played minutes Panathinaikos got a freekick which was hit by Thanasis Iordanidis. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Giorgos Kavogiannis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panathinaikos's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgos Kavogiannis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimiros Tsoukalis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Omiros Stamatelopoulos struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Vladimiros Tsoukalis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panathinaikos. Takis Stratis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iosif Bozonis in the 74th minute. 78 minutes into the game, Kostas Samanoglou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panathinaikos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panathinaikos AO the free kick. A collision led to Panathinaikos getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Kostas Samanoglou hit a great ball. Stratos Bletsas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Takis Stratis. Panathinaikos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Panathinaikos AO getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Fragiskos Tzanetakos hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Panathinaikos AO's Stratos Bletsas got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Takis Stratis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themis Provatidis in the 84th minute of the match. Stratos Kalantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Vladimiros Tsoukalis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omiros Stamatelopoulos in the 90th minute of play forced Panathinaikos AO's goalkeeper Vladimiros Tsoukalis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Takis Stratis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themis Provatidis in the 95th minute of the match. The Panathinaikos supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Panathinaikos AO's performance. The match ended with a win for Panathinaikos AO.