League Play-Off

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kleon Tavlaridis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's goal looked a bit too open when Vaggelis Lemonis came free, but Paschalis Simitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6thth minute of the game Emmanouil Kounadopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Paschalis Simitis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Απόλλων Λάρισας fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Απόλλων Λάρισας's Vaggelis Lemonis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Emmanouil Kounadopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Απόλλων Λάρισας's supporters rose to their feet, but Emmanouil Kounadopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paschalis Simitis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the match, Απόλλων Λάρισας's goal looked a bit too open when Kleon Tavlaridis came free, but Fokas Thanos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paschalis Simitis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vaggelis Lemonis's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vaggelis Lemonis was slow to take the kick. During this time Απόλλων Λάρισας's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Απόλλων Λάρισας's corner Vaggelis Lemonis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Paschalis Simitis quite easily take care of the ball. The corner ended in Vaggelis Lemonis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Paschalis Simitis did a great save. After a rather tough play, Απόλλων Λάρισας's Vaggelis Lemonis got a free kick in the 18th minute. Thodoris Chatzoudis hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Dimos Chatzis hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After 28 played minutes ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ got a freekick which was hit by Loukas Skiriotis. Dimos Pentasferos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paschalis Simitis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's goal looked a bit too open when Vaggelis Lemonis came free, but Paschalis Simitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paschalis Simitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paraskevas Tabakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 37 minutes ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vaggelis Lemonis who took care of the corner kick. After 37 played minutes Απόλλων Λάρισας got a freekick which was hit by Emmanouil Kounadopoulos. Paschalis Simitis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimos Pentasferos's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Paschalis Simitis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimos Pentasferos's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. After 42 minutes, Filippos Makridakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ and the Απόλλων Λάρισας players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Filippos Makridakis got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After 43 played minutes, Απόλλων Λάρισας's Timos Preftokis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paschalis Simitis 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 Απόλλων Λάρισας reached it. In the 44th minute Vaggelis Lemonis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paschalis Simitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vaggelis Lemonis to strike the kick off in the second half. Paschalis Simitis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dimos Pentasferos in the 50th minute. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 50th minute, when Dimos Pentasferos scored to the left of an out of position Paschalis Simitis, making the score, 0-2. Vaggelis Lemonis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Paschalis Simitis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Paschalis Simitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vaggelis Lemonis, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timos Preftokis in the 60th minute of play forced ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's goalkeeper Paschalis Simitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fokas Thanos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippos Makridakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timos Preftokis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Paschalis Simitis made a huge save. A hard shot 67 in the game by Dimos Pentasferos from a close distance when the talented Paschalis Simitis managed to make a qualified save. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's players were relieved. Dimos Pentasferos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paschalis Simitis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thodoris Chatzoudis in the 75th minute of play forced Απόλλων Λάρισας's goalkeeper Fokas Thanos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th match minute, Απόλλων Λάρισας was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sotiris Kafkaletos to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Dimos Chatzis got a free kick in the 78th minute. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Paschalis Simitis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ from getting a goal against them. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Paschalis Simitis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ from getting a goal against them. 84 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's goal looked a bit too open when Vaggelis Lemonis came free, but Paschalis Simitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ's Paschalis Simitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timos Preftokis in the 86th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emmanouil Kounadopoulos got free with Paschalis Simitis in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Stefanos Miroforidis fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Απόλλων Λάρισας's protests and gave Stefanos Miroforidis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th match minute, Απόλλων Λάρισας was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefanos Miroforidis to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vaggelis Lemonis in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paschalis Simitis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Απόλλων Λάρισας's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.