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Spectators: 9193 (Terracing: 6896, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cuero Buseth made the kick off which started today's match. O.T.E's Javier García played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cordarryl Garijo in the 3rd minute of play. Charis Raftopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cuero Buseth, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 8 minutes O.T.E's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mauricio Chago who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Vakoufi Utd's corner Konstantinos Tsevas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Javier García quite easily take care of the ball. After 10 played minutes Vakoufi Utd got a freekick which was hit by Cordarryl Garijo. In the 13th match minute, O.T.E was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Georgakopoulos to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Ömer Ongu came free, but Charis Raftopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cordarryl Garijo kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, O.T.E's Aybars Çokman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Charis Raftopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Charis Raftopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cuero Buseth, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Tsevas in the 32nd minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Javier García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Cuero Buseth came free, but Charis Raftopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charis Raftopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cuero Buseth in the 39th minute of play. Cuero Buseth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cuero Buseth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Charis Raftopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestoras Soulidis in the 47th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Javier García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Danilo Barrionuevo to make the kick off. Charis Raftopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cuero Buseth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Birkan Balıkçı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cuero Buseth came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the O.T.E fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cuero Buseth couldn't finish the play. Konstantinos Tsevas took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Javier García. Javier García dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 67th match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestoras Soulidis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestoras Soulidis in the 69th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Javier García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 played minutes Vakoufi Utd got a freekick which was hit by Ibai Llanos. O.T.E made a substitution. Billy Billy replaced Ali Ömer Ongu. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Ibai Llanos got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timos Kazantzou in the 77th minute of play forced Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Charis Raftopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charis Raftopoulos came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by O.T.E's Timos Kazantzou. But to his dismay, Timos Kazantzou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Javier García showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestoras Soulidis in the 82nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nestoras Soulidis in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Javier García saved O.T.E from getting behind. The supporters of O.T.E booed when Vakoufi Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ibai Llanos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Nestoras Soulidis notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of O.T.E's Javier García. Javier García was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 89 minutes into the game, Timos Kazantzou recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Charis Raftopoulos. Timos Kazantzou showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. Vakoufi Utd's Mauricio Chago couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 96th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for O.T.E.