League

Ayios Yeoryios
Spectators: 6735 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) Theofanis Venizelos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Panos Sinis hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Giorgos Sakallieros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Lazariou in the 23rd minute of play forced Kerasochori's goalkeeper Charis Giakoumakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theofanis Venizelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Stefanos Laskarakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christodoulos Benakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charis Giakoumakis was a little too slow when Nikos Lazariou got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 1-0. Theofanis Venizelos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefanos Laskarakis having to make a save. Stefanos Laskarakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christodoulos Benakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute Theofanis Venizelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefanos Laskarakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Nikos Lazariou made the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, Kerasochori's Theofanis Venizelos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stefanos Laskarakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Christodoulos Benakis made a precise shot to the right of Stefanos Laskarakis. Ayios Yeoryios's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Charis Giakoumakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikos Lazariou's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Theofanis Venizelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Ayios Yeoryios getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Tasos Paloubas hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, Kerasochori's Nikolas Labakis broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 72nd match minute, Kerasochori was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nasos Koutsoudakis to maneuver through the defense. Charis Giakoumakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Lazariou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ayios Yeoryios's Stefanos Laskarakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofanis Venizelos in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ayios Yeoryios's goalkeeper Stefanos Laskarakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Nikos Lazariou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ayios Yeoryios fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 83 minutes into the game, Kerasochori's Christodoulos Benakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefanos Laskarakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Themistoklis Kalantzidis during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Kerasochori getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Themistoklis Kalantzidis hit a great ball. Despite being the better team, Kerasochori failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.