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Solomσs Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 3 played minutes Mpemphdes Syrou got a freekick which was hit by Demis Theotokatos. With a little luck, Mpemphdes Syrou's Prodromos Stafilas got control of the ball when Panos Venetidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Prodromos Stafilas made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Panos Venetidis sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the game, Nikiforos Kourelas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Solomσs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mpemphdes Syrou the free kick. After a rather tough play, Solomσs's Nikiforos Kourelas got a free kick in the 11th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Solomσs's Menios Angos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Prodromos Stafilas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mpemphdes Syrou's goalkeeper Prodromos Stafilas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andreas Beloutsis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Mitrofanis in the 26th minute of the match. Renos Christodoulou hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Panos Venetidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Prodromos Stafilas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Prodromos Stafilas managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Solomσs's Panos Venetidis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Panos Venetidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Prodromos Stafilas made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Mpemphdes Syrou's Nikitas Vouros got a free kick in the 41st minute. When Mpemphdes Syrou's Nuno Flores in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Solomσs's goalie prevented a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sakis Mitrofanis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Panos Venetidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prodromos Stafilas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Venetidis in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th match minute, Mpemphdes Syrou was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demis Vozikakis to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Mpemphdes Syrou's Demis Theotokatos got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience held their breath when Nikiforos Kourelas in the 62nd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Prodromos Stafilas's left hand side. Menios Angos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Panos Venetidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Solomσs's supporters rose to their feet, but Panos Venetidis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prodromos Stafilas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sakis Mitrofanis struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Andreas Beloutsis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mpemphdes Syrou. Demis Zagorakis hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. If Menios Angos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sakis Mitrofanis struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Andreas Beloutsis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mpemphdes Syrou. In the 82nd minute, Panos Venetidis 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. Joel da Mata kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After 86 minutes, Vassilis Tsirimonakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Solomσs and the Mpemphdes Syrou players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Solomσs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Tsirimonakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Sakis Mitrofanis 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. After 92 played minutes Solomσs got a freekick which was hit by Renos Christodoulou. Solomσs's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.