Marousi 5 - 0 GALHSSAS (365796549)

17723 spectators had come to Marousi FC Arena this cloudy day. Robert Zabawa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ethan Colville and Jan Ślęzak. Marousi tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players took the field: Karakasis - Tsourekas, Aldrich, Floropoulos, Sedbo, Gkitsis - Drakos, Georgamlis, Morikis, Karaiskakis - Andresen.

GALHSSAS started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Andreadis - Vogiatzis, Ouzounidis, Sapounakis, Siamantouras - Manoliadis, Moschouris, Pikrakis, Mpougias - Chatzopoulos, Kavouratos.

For their match strategy, Marousi had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Marousi's A. Drakos was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - B. Andresen managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 0 after 3 minutes. Marousi's S. Floropoulos increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 19 minutes. With 25 minutes played, Marousi's B. Andresen almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. 34 minutes in, GALHSSAS's K. Kavouratos received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Marousi, as B. Andresen left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. N. Delatolas took his place on the field. K. Kavouratos was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by L. Moschouris, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. Marousi put themselves up 3 - 0 when P. Morikis broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. By now, the players in Marousi felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Coming from the right, Y. Georgamlis almost managed to score another goal for Marousi, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. E. Siamantouras of GALHSSAS received a yellow card after 44 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Marousi had most of the ball, with 83 percent of possession.

51 minutes into the game, Marousi were awarded a penalty that N. Tsourekas turned into 4 - 0 without a problem. S. Gkitsis increased the lead for Marousi to 5 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Against a lesser team, Marousi could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 78 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. Marousi enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 88 percent of possession.

Marousi's best player was P. Morikis. However, Y. Karakasis made a disastrous appearance. Most important GALHSSAS player was E. Siamantouras. E. Andreadis was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 0.