League Play-Off

Siraν
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Soulis Papaioannou made the kick off which started today's match. Resiani BC's Paraskevas Goumas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lakis Kazantzas in the 9th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Siraν's goal looked a bit too open when Zacharias Pavlopoulos came free, but Thanasis Tzavelas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dorotheos Latousakis took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thanasis Tzavelas. Thanasis Tzavelas 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. After a rather tough play, Resiani BC's Giorgos Kefalaris got a free kick in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soulis Papaioannou in the 19th minute of play forced Resiani BC's goalkeeper Paraskevas Goumas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dorotheos Latousakis's late challenge caught a Siraν's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dorotheos Latousakis helped the player get up and apologised. Dorotheos Latousakis kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soulis Papaioannou in the 27th minute of play forced Resiani BC's goalkeeper Paraskevas Goumas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 minutes, Giorgos Kefalaris mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Resiani BC and the Siraν players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Resiani BC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Giorgos Kefalaris hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Siraν's Lakis Argyros tried to score from far away in the 29th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 30 played minutes Resiani BC got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Kefalaris. In the 32nd minute, Giorgos Kefalaris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vlassis Kostis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Paraskevas Goumas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 37 minutes of play, Siraν's Vlassis Kostis made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paraskevas Goumas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Spyros Veritsis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paraskevas Goumas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vlassis Kostis in the 42nd minute. Soulis Papaioannou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Paraskevas Goumas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vlassis Kostis in the 46th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Zacharias Pavlopoulos made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Resiani BC's zone, Vlassis Kostis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paraskevas Goumas came out of the goal and Vlassis Kostis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vlassis Kostis struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Paraskevas Goumas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Siraν. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacharias Pavlopoulos in the 60th minute of play forced Siraν's goalkeeper Thanasis Tzavelas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vlassis Kostis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paraskevas Goumas having to interfere. When Valerios Evaggelliou fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Resiani BC's protests and gave Valerios Evaggelliou a yellow card for diving instead. During the 68th minute of the match Dorotheos Latousakis completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Dorotheos Latousakis a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Dorotheos Latousakis kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Resiani BC's goal looked a bit too open when Vlassis Kostis came free, but Paraskevas Goumas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vlassis Kostis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th match minute, Resiani BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Koumanidis to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Siraν's Lakis Argyros tried to score from far away in the 79th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Zacharias Pavlopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Thanasis Tzavelas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Soulis Papaioannou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paraskevas Goumas having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Siraν's zone, Thodoris Kokas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thanasis Tzavelas came out of the goal and Thodoris Kokas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.