League Play-Off

GSP
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Stelios Galitsis took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alkestis Maragos. Alkestis Maragos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Priamos Makrodimitris in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vaggelis Tsogas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manesátika's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iolaos Akrivopoulos was slow to take the kick. During this time Kastanéa BC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Kastanéa BC's corner Iolaos Akrivopoulos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vaggelis Tsogas quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Priamos Makrodimitris in the 20th minute of play forced Manesátika's goalkeeper Vaggelis Tsogas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vaggelis Tsogas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stergios Kalogeria in the 22nd minute. In the 25th minute Stelios Galitsis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkestis Maragos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Manesátika's Akastos Fotinopoulos got a free kick in the 27th minute. After 31 minutes, Iphiklos Mitsinikos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manesátika and the Kastanéa BC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st match minute, Manesátika was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iphiklos Mitsinikos to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute Aiakos Kapsimalles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkestis Maragos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Priamos Makrodimitris's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vaggelis Tsogas was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Priamos Makrodimitris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aiakos Kapsimalles was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Aiakos Kapsimalles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkestis Maragos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Manesátika's goal looked a bit too open when Stergios Kalogeria came free, but Vaggelis Tsogas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Priamos Makrodimitris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Priamos Makrodimitris in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vaggelis Tsogas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vaggelis Tsogas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aktaion Mitsinikos in the 63rd minute of play. Vaggelis Tsogas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Priamos Makrodimitris's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aiakos Kapsimalles in the 68th minute of play forced Kastanéa BC's goalkeeper Alkestis Maragos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 minutes of play, Manesátika's Iolaos Balouris made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alkestis Maragos was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Aiakos Kapsimalles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Priamos Makrodimitris made a precise shot to the right of Vaggelis Tsogas. Manesátika's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. If Stergios Kalogeria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd match minute, Manesátika was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Matsoukis to maneuver through the defense. The Kastanéa BC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Manesátika's performance. The match ended with a win for Manesátika.