Tafos Indou Arena
Spectators: 172 (Terracing: 130,
Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giorgos Maragozis started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Giorgos Maragozis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Louis Theofilopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thalis Tzavaras charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thalis Tzavaras the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when Bazellatin F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thalis Tzavaras didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Katsourinis to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stratos Savouras got free with Vassilis Idrotidis in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Kerkyra FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Marinos Katsiaros hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Bazellatin F.C.'s Argyris Apostolakis got a free kick in the 13th minute. Kerkyra FC's Vassilis Idrotidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Karalis in the 16th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Stratos Savouras had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vassilis Idrotidis. Kerkyra FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stratos Savouras was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpected shot in the 24th minute by Loukianos Karalis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Loukianos Karalis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stratos Savouras kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when Bazellatin F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thymios Kominidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Louis Theofilopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyriakos Lavdas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christos Skalidis during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 35 played minutes Bazellatin F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Christos Skalidis. 42 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Marinos Katsiaros came free, but Louis Theofilopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bazellatin F.C.'s Stratos Savouras was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 43rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Giorgos Maragozis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Stratos Savouras made the kick off in the second half. Louis Theofilopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marinos Katsiaros, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Bazellatin F.C.'s zone, Marinos Katsiaros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Louis Theofilopoulos came out of the goal and Marinos Katsiaros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Louis Theofilopoulos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Giorgos Maragozis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 69 minute of play. Demis Krommidas's late challenge caught a Bazellatin F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Demis Krommidas helped the player get up and apologised. 72 minutes into the game, one of Kerkyra FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Bazellatin F.C. a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Thodoris Diamantidis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kerkyra FC's Vassilis Idrotidis. 3-4. In the 76th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyriakos Lavdas to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Bazellatin F.C.'s Louis Theofilopoulos got control of the ball when Giorgos Maragozis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when Bazellatin F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Argyris Apostolakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marinos Katsiaros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Louis Theofilopoulos having to interfere. Giorgos Maragozis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Louis Theofilopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Bazellatin F.C. booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentinos Kanellakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marinos Katsiaros got free with Louis Theofilopoulos in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute, Marinos Katsiaros 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. In the 94th minute, Christos Skalidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Kostas Kazakopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kerkyra FC's protests and gave Kostas Kazakopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. Kostas Kazakopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. With 98 minutes on the clock, Kostas Kazakopoulos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 97th minute of the game. One of Kerkyra FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bazellatin F.C.:s goal. In the 100th minute there was a penalty for Bazellatin F.C.. Thodoris Diamantidis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Vassilis Idrotidis. 4-5.
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