League Play-Off

Ayios Stratis Stadiu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vrasidas Tselios made the kick off and thus started the match. Christos Polizos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thodoris Karotsis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Nikos Lazarou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ayios Stratis FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikos Lazarou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lakis Panagiotakos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ayios Stratis FC's Vrasidas Tselios in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nivici FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Ayios Stratis FC's zone, Christodoulos Panopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christos Polizos came out of the goal and Christodoulos Panopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ayios Stratis FC's zone, Christodoulos Panopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christos Polizos came out of the goal and Christodoulos Panopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Nivici FC's Christodoulos Panopoulos in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ayios Stratis FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Nivici FC's Argyris Dimitratos got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Vrasidas Tselios reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lakis Panagiotakos. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 34th minute, Thodoris Karotsis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christos Polizos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Lakis Panagiotakos made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Nikos Lazarou sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christodoulos Panopoulos in the 39th minute of play forced Ayios Stratis FC's goalkeeper Christos Polizos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christos Polizos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thodoris Karotsis in the 40th minute of the match. Ayios Stratis FC's Christos Polizos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christodoulos Panopoulos in the 44th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thodoris Karotsis to make the kick off. Thodoris Karotsis's late challenge caught a Ayios Stratis FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thodoris Karotsis helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thodoris Karotsis in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christos Polizos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Giotis Pantazopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ayios Stratis FC's protests and gave Giotis Pantazopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. Giotis Pantazopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After having played for 62 minutes, Christodoulos Panopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nivici FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christodoulos Panopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thodoris Karotsis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 68th minute, Christodoulos Panopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christos Polizos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The audience was convinced that Nikos Lazarou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lakis Panagiotakos was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Kostas Georgiou charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kostas Georgiou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 74 minutes into the game, one of Ayios Stratis FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ayios Stratis FC's Christos Polizos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Ayios Stratis FC from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Nivici FC's Thodoris Karotsis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Christos Polizos. That made the score 1-4 after 90 minutes of play. Ayios Stratis FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Thodoris Karotsis 96 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. When the match was over Nivici FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ayios Stratis FC throughout the match.