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KOFINAS FC ARENA
Spectators: 7399 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 2) In the 11th minute there was a penalty for Varαkkes. Stefanos Sarris stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Michalis Miaoulis. 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sotiris Skevas in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ronald Maerschalcx saved Varαkkes from getting behind. Ronald Maerschalcx didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 16th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. 21 minutes into the match, Sotiris Skevas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronald Maerschalcx. Varαkkes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sotiris Skevas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fotis Mavroulis during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Varαkkes's Fotis Mavroulis got a free kick in the 26th minute. Sotiris Skevas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manos Vdelas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 29th minute. KOFINAS FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 30 minutes into the game, Sotiris Skevas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ronald Maerschalcx. Sotiris Skevas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. When Vaios Kladakis fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Varαkkes's protests and gave Vaios Kladakis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th match minute, Varαkkes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaios Kladakis to maneuver through the defense. Sotiris Skevas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ronald Maerschalcx came out and tried to block the shot, but Sotiris Skevas slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 39th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sotiris Skevas to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, KOFINAS FC's Markos Papaggelatos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronald Maerschalcx made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. After having played for 59 minutes, Sotiris Skevas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KOFINAS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sotiris Skevas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sotiris Skevas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronald Maerschalcx having to interfere. Panos Kolobourdas struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Ronald Maerschalcx didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KOFINAS FC. Ronald Maerschalcx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Papaggelatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Ronald Maerschalcx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sotiris Skevas in the 78th minute of play. Ronald Maerschalcx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Papaggelatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After a rather tough play, KOFINAS FC's Panos Kolobourdas got a free kick in the 81st minute. Markos Papaggelatos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronald Maerschalcx having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Sotiris Skevas managed to get in a good position for a shot. KOFINAS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sotiris Skevas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronald Maerschalcx breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92nd minute Sotiris Skevas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronald Maerschalcx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 94th minute of the match Fotis Mavroulis completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Fotis Mavroulis a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 95th match minute, Varαkkes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Mavroulis to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that KOFINAS FC were the better team. KOFINAS FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.