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Palampas Stadium
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stefanos Athanasiadis started the match with the kick off. Fragiskos Akrivos kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 4 played minutes, Snowkids GF's Piarres Fuerte shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Christos Mesidis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Snowkids GF reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stefanos Athanasiadis in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christos Mesidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stefanos Athanasiadis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christos Mesidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Stefanos Athanasiadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 13 minutes of play, Snowkids GF's Stefanos Athanasiadis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christos Mesidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute Lakis Koutsis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Mesidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fragiskos Akrivos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 19 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Palampas BC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Snowkids GF:s goal. In the 21st minute there was a penalty for Snowkids GF. Piarres Fuerte stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Christos Mesidis. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Stefanos Athanasiadis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christos Mesidis was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Stefanos Athanasiadis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christos Mesidis was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Miltos Bakosis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Snowkids GF's supporters rose to their feet, but Miltos Bakosis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christos Mesidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Stefanos Athanasiadis put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Christos Mesidis. Christos Mesidis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stefanos Athanasiadis's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ntinos Kourebes to strike the kick off in the second half. Christos Mesidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefanos Athanasiadis in the 51st minute of play. Stefanos Athanasiadis struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Christos Mesidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Snowkids GF. In the 56th match minute, Palampas BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Georgakis to maneuver through the defense. Miltos Bakosis scored 0-7 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christos Mesidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sture Söderlund took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Christos Mesidis. Palampas BC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 74th minute, Stefanos Athanasiadis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christos Mesidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. After 78 minutes, Paris Paleologos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Snowkids GF and the Palampas BC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Snowkids GF! 87 minutes into the match, Miltos Bakosis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christos Mesidis. Palampas BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miltos Bakosis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-10. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stefanos Athanasiadis in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christos Mesidis saved Palampas BC from getting behind. In the 92nd minute Lakis Koutsis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Mesidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Palampas BC defense, Stefanos Athanasiadis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christos Mesidis. The Palampas BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christos Mesidis should have stopped the shot. Palampas BC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Stefanos Athanasiadis 98 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-12.