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Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Fowls's Vassilis Simos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Palioplαtanos BC's Thanasis Ieronimakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vassilis Simos in the 3rd minute of play. Aggelos Kalpadakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vassilis Simos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Thanasis Ieronimakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Charis Pagratis 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. Vassilis Simos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Menelaos Kouvaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aggelos Kalpadakis in the 23rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manos Skapaneas during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Fowls booed when Palioplαtanos BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manos Skapaneas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Zisis Papadimos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Palioplαtanos BC's Thanasis Ieronimakis didn't even have to move. If Dimitris Partaolas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Menelaos Kouvaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aggelos Kalpadakis in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aggelos Kalpadakis in the 44th minute of play forced Fowls's goalkeeper Menelaos Kouvaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aggelos Kalpadakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aggelos Kalpadakis made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Fowls's goal looked a bit too open when Aggelos Kalpadakis came free, but Menelaos Kouvaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Fowls's goal looked a bit too open when Aggelos Kalpadakis came free, but Menelaos Kouvaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chatziantoniou Konstantinidis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Menelaos Kouvaris came out and tried to block the shot, but Chatziantoniou Konstantinidis slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 69th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Vassilis Simos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thanasis Ieronimakis. Palioplαtanos BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vassilis Simos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Vassilis Simos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Thanasis Ieronimakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dimitris Partaolas might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Menelaos Kouvaris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dimitris Partaolas ran back to his position shaking his head. 82 minutes into the match, Fowls's goal looked a bit too open when Chatziantoniou Konstantinidis came free, but Menelaos Kouvaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Menelaos Kouvaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aggelos Kalpadakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Fowls's Menelaos Kouvaris got control of the ball when Dimitris Partaolas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 92 minutes, Dimitris Partaolas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palioplαtanos BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimitris Partaolas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Charis Pagratis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thanasis Ieronimakis having to interfere.