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Valomándrion
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vrasidas Briolas started the match with the kick off. Sotos Koukodimos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theocharis Kabantais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th match minute, Valomándrion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panos Xanthakis to maneuver through the defense. Sotos Koukodimos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Psalidas in the 7th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Theocharis Kabantais in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sotos Koukodimos saved Valomándrion from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Valomándrion's Argyris Strevlos got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute of the match Thodoris Piatas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sotos Koukodimos skillfully saved the ball. In the 14th minute, Babbis Psalidas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Koutsopαpoulos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 23 minutes, Babbis Psalidas made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Valomándrion's Sotos Koukodimos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Babbis Psalidas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Koutsopαpoulos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Babbis Psalidas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sotos Koukodimos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sotos Koukodimos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Babbis Psalidas's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. When Koutsopαpoulos FC's Theocharis Kabantais in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valomándrion's goalie prevented a goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Valomándrion fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Koutsopαpoulos FC a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vassilis Markos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Valomándrion's Sotos Koukodimos. 0-3. Sotos Koukodimos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theocharis Kabantais, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Babbis Psalidas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sotos Koukodimos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theocharis Kabantais in the 45th minute of play forced Valomándrion's goalkeeper Sotos Koukodimos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Panos Xanthakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Valomándrion players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Koutsopαpoulos FC were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Theocharis Kabantais to make the kick off. A collision led to Valomándrion getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Panos Spetsieris hit a great ball. Sotos Koukodimos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Babbis Psalidas's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Valomándrion's goalkeeper Sotos Koukodimos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Babbis Psalidas. After 62 played minutes Valomándrion got a freekick which was hit by Argyris Strevlos. Sotos Koukodimos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theocharis Kabantais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Argyris Strevlos's late challenge caught a Koutsopαpoulos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Argyris Strevlos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Koutsopαpoulos FC booed when Valomándrion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Argyris Strevlos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theocharis Kabantais's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Sotos Koukodimos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kostas Venetidis got free with Sotos Koukodimos in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Koutsopαpoulos FC's zone, Argyris Strevlos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kostas Kavalaris came out of the goal and Argyris Strevlos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Babbis Psalidas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Sotos Koukodimos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sotos Koukodimos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theocharis Kabantais in the 93rd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Babbis Psalidas notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Valomándrion's Sotos Koukodimos. Sotos Koukodimos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.