League Play-Off

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aris Haritopoulos made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Iraklis Gerolakkou F.C.'s goalkeeper Evripidis Vlachos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dimitris Potamianos. Kephalos Phocas kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, OMONOIA's goal looked a bit too open when Aris Haritopoulos came free, but Gylippus Gravari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in OMONOIA's zone, Ikarios Bentihavas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gylippus Gravari came out of the goal and Ikarios Bentihavas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 15 minutes into the match, OMONOIA's goal looked a bit too open when Aris Haritopoulos came free, but Gylippus Gravari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimitris Potamianos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th play minute Dimitris Potamianos came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Evripidis Vlachos. 1-0. Ikarios Bentihavas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gylippus Gravari having to make a save. Evripidis Vlachos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oileus Maneates in the 39th minute of the match. OMONOIA's Gylippus Gravari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ikarios Bentihavas in the 45th minute of play. Gylippus Gravari didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aris Haritopoulos went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oileus Maneates made a kick off. In the 58th minute, Akestes Demakis 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. Gylippus Gravari made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Ikarios Bentihavas sent off a good shot on target. Vaggelis Kouches charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vaggelis Kouches the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vaggelis Kouches hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Nestoras Villas kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Ikarios Bentihavas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gylippus Gravari read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Dimitris Potamianos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gylippus Gravari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aris Haritopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evripidis Vlachos came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by OMONOIA's Dimitris Potamianos. But to his dismay, Dimitris Potamianos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Aris Haritopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iraklis Gerolakkou F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Aris Haritopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gylippus Gravari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ikarios Bentihavas came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Iraklis Gerolakkou F.C. 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 Ikarios Bentihavas couldn't finish the play. Iraklis Gerolakkou F.C.'s Aris Haritopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aris Haritopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Gylippus Gravari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Kephalos Phocas fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored OMONOIA's protests and gave Kephalos Phocas a yellow card for diving instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.