League Play-Off

Kándhia Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ankaios Bursinos kicked off to start the match. Haides Christodoulou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kimon Calogerakis having to interfere. After 4 minutes, Akontios Katsambis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kándhia and the Laimós players grew even worse after the yellow card. Akontios Katsambis hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute of the match Giannis Papadakos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kimon Calogerakis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 7thth minute of the game Tityos Siannas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kándhia's Kimon Calogerakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kimon Calogerakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tityos Siannas in the 13th minute of the match. After 16th play minutes Kroios Mehalitsenos shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Thorikos Siannas and just under the crossbar into goal. Kándhia's Kimon Calogerakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tityos Siannas in the 23rd minute of play. In the 29th match minute, Laimós was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Fotiadis to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute of the match Takis Panayiotopoulos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thorikos Siannas skillfully saved the ball. In the 38th match minute, Kándhia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akontios Katsambis to maneuver through the defense. When Laimós's Haides Christodoulou in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kándhia's goalie prevented a goal. Giannis Papadakos kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Haides Christodoulou to make the kick off. When Kándhia's Kroios Mehalitsenos in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Laimós's goalie prevented a goal. If Ankaios Bursinos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kroios Mehalitsenos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Thorikos Siannas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 62 played minutes, Kándhia's Takis Panayiotopoulos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thorikos Siannas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kándhia reached it. In the 65th minute, Tityos Siannas 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. If Nessos Petimezas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the game, Nessos Petimezas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kándhia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Laimós the free kick. Nessos Petimezas kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Tityos Siannas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laimós's supporters rose to their feet, but Tityos Siannas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kimon Calogerakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tityos Siannas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kimon Calogerakis having to interfere. When Laimós's Haides Christodoulou in 82 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Kimon Calogerakis guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Haides Christodoulou in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kimon Calogerakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Haides Christodoulou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kimon Calogerakis having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Tityos Siannas took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Kimon Calogerakis to make any attempt to save it. Tityos Siannas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Kimon Calogerakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kándhia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.