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Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stratos Klotsidis started the match with the kick off. Panagiotis Vyntra might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Telis Tsouloufis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Panagiotis Vyntra ran back to his position shaking his head. Telis Tsouloufis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Merkada FC's Babbis Vakirtzis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Babbis Vakirtzis in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Telis Tsouloufis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Playiárion BC's Telis Tsouloufis got control of the ball when Babbis Vakirtzis tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Babbis Vakirtzis sped through Playiárion BC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Telis Tsouloufis. In the 24th minute, Veniamin Pithagoras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Telis Tsouloufis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 28th minute, which inside left pole to 4-0. Thanks to some nice moves Babbis Vakirtzis could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Telis Tsouloufis however easily saved by the left post. Telis Tsouloufis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panagiotis Vyntra, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 40 played minutes Panagiotis Vyntra could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 5-0 into the left cross. 44 minutes into the match, Playiárion BC's goalkeeper Telis Tsouloufis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Babbis Vakirtzis. The audience thought a goal was coming when Babbis Vakirtzis got free with Telis Tsouloufis in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Babbis Vakirtzis was the one to do the kick off. If Babbis Vakirtzis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Telis Tsouloufis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Vyntra in the 57th minute of play. Telis Tsouloufis came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Merkada FC's Panagiotis Vyntra. But to his dismay, Panagiotis Vyntra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. After a rather tough play, Merkada FC's Giorgos Kourkoulas got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Pavlos Apostolidis fired a really elegant long shot, but Nikos Kafes threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Playiárion BC's Telis Tsouloufis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Vyntra in the 72nd minute of play. Merkada FC made a substitution. Alexis Stagias replaced Iason Kesanopoulos. Alexandros Routsis kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Playiárion BC's Alexandros Routsis got a free kick in the 88th minute. Telis Tsouloufis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Vakirtzis in the 89th minute of play. Merkada FC's Veniamin Pithagoras got his second yellow card of the match in the 92nd minute. The referee ordered Veniamin Pithagoras off the ground. Pavlos Apostolidis shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal.