League Play-Off

Chalikaki Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jordy Valès started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goalkeeper Menelaos Papaloukas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jordy Valès. Aggelos Kaliris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fivos Giantzis in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fivos Giantzis in the 14th minute of play forced AIANTAS A.O.N.P.'s goalkeeper Aggelos Kaliris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 16 minutes, Jordy Valès managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AIANTAS A.O.N.P.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jordy Valès was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute, Jordy Valès 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. Loukianos Skinas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Jordy Valès came free, but Menelaos Papaloukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Menelaos Papaloukas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jordy Valès's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. When Nikiforos Mendrinos came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the AIANTAS A.O.N.P. 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 Nikiforos Mendrinos couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Jordy Valès managed to get in a good position for a shot. AIANTAS A.O.N.P.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jordy Valès was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Menelaos Papaloukas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 51st minute, Alkaios Gonias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jordy Valès took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Menelaos Papaloukas. Menelaos Papaloukas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Nikiforos Mendrinos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Menelaos Papaloukas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 64 minutes of play, AIANTAS A.O.N.P.'s Jordy Valès made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Menelaos Papaloukas was left in no man's land by his defense there! AIANTAS A.O.N.P.'s Aggelos Kaliris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Skinas in the 67th minute of play. Nikiforos Mendrinos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iason Daras charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iason Daras the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Iason Daras hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. A hard and well directed shot from Vaios Nikopolidis led 74 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Real Madrid's Menelaos Papaloukas became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 3-0. Ilias Kanellidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Menelaos Papaloukas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jordy Valès blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Menelaos Papaloukas having to make a save. The supporters of AIANTAS A.O.N.P. booed when Real Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demis Leventakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikiforos Mendrinos in the 84th minute of play forced Real Madrid's goalkeeper Menelaos Papaloukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordy Valès in the 88th minute of play forced Real Madrid's goalkeeper Menelaos Papaloukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Renos Markogiannakis fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AIANTAS A.O.N.P.'s protests and gave Renos Markogiannakis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, AIANTAS A.O.N.P.'s Renos Markogiannakis got a free kick in the 91st minute. Paris Pierrakos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 94 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in AIANTAS A.O.N.P. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 93rd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 96 minutes, Real Madrid's Dimitris Nestorakoglou got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Aggelos Kaliris. AIANTAS A.O.N.P.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.