League Play-Off

Lake Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Marios Fragoulakis made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Spyros Lazopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marios Fragoulakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, MELATES F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Marios Fragoulakis came free, but Panos Stergalas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Valerios Neochoritis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Tasos Valassatos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tasos Valassatos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the match, TRIPITI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dimosthenis Tzalakostas came free, but Ilias Lianis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, TRIPITI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dimosthenis Tzalakostas came free, but Ilias Lianis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MELATES F.C. were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after TRIPITI FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vrasidas Papachristos took the corner. Vrasidas Papachristos made a great header on MELATES F.C.'s corner, it was just that TRIPITI FC's Ilias Lianis managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 37th minute of the match Spyros Lazopoulos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ilias Lianis skillfully saved the ball. Valerios Neochoritis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilias Lianis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimosthenis Tzalakostas, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Anthimos Panagopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthimos Panagopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd minute, Anthimos Panagopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panos Stergalas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marios Fragoulakis's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dimosthenis Tzalakostas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, TRIPITI FC's Ilias Lianis got control of the ball when Tasos Valassatos tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Anagnostou in the 56th minute of play forced MELATES F.C.'s goalkeeper Panos Stergalas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 played minutes MELATES F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Takis Dimou. Giannis Anagnostou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Panos Stergalas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, MELATES F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Valerios Neochoritis came free, but Panos Stergalas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Savas Ioannidis during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to MELATES F.C. getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Savas Ioannidis hit a great ball. In the 85th minute Dimosthenis Tzalakostas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Lianis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Anagnostou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Giannis Anagnostou 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marios Fragoulakis in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Panos Stergalas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ilias Lianis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimosthenis Tzalakostas, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.