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Baxilαr Stadium
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miltiadis Antonidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nikos Koulopodis made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Bogumil Maruda sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the APOLLON HALANDRIOU defense, Andy Ostadal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikos Koulopodis. The APOLLON HALANDRIOU fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikos Koulopodis should have stopped the shot. In the 9th minute, Riverpool's Panos Kassimatis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 12th minute, Riverpool's Manos Theodorou ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nikos Koulopodis. Nikos Koulopodis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Romano Zapata blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nikos Koulopodis having to make a save. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind APOLLON HALANDRIOU's goalkeeper Nikos Koulopodis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nikos Koulopodis made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Manos Theodorou sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute Panos Kassimatis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Koulopodis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bogumil Maruda got free with Nikos Koulopodis in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. APOLLON HALANDRIOU's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Romano Zapata scored to the left of an out of position Nikos Koulopodis, making the score, 5-0. 42 minutes into the match, APOLLON HALANDRIOU's goal looked a bit too open when Manos Theodorou came free, but Nikos Koulopodis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikos Koulopodis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manos Theodorou, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Nikos Koulopodis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manos Theodorou, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After 47 played minutes APOLLON HALANDRIOU got a freekick which was hit by Adam Sandler. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manos Theodorou was the one to do the kick off. Riverpool's Romano Zapata got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th match minute, Riverpool was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Leontiou to maneuver through the defense. Nikos Koulopodis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panos Kassimatis, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Manos Theodorou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but APOLLON HALANDRIOU's Nikos Koulopodis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for APOLLON HALANDRIOU! In the 67th minute there was a penalty for Riverpool. Andy Ostadal stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nikos Koulopodis. 6-0. The corner led Riverpool's Andy Ostadal to fire away a dangerous shot which Nikos Koulopodis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Nikos Koulopodis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogumil Maruda in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Panos Kassimatis made a precise shot to the right of Nikos Koulopodis. APOLLON HALANDRIOU's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. When Romano Zapata came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Riverpool 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 Romano Zapata couldn't finish the play. After 81 minutes, Christos Thomakos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the APOLLON HALANDRIOU and the Riverpool players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to APOLLON HALANDRIOU getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Christos Thomakos hit a great ball. Nikos Koulopodis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manos Theodorou, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Takis Baskakis during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th minute, Takis Baskakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ntinos Zervas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnaba Falke in the 93rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bogumil Maruda during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Riverpool getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Bogumil Maruda hit a great ball. 98 minutes into the match, APOLLON HALANDRIOU's goal looked a bit too open when Manos Theodorou came free, but Nikos Koulopodis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Riverpool players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.