League Play-Off

Gr.Labrakhs Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Valkánon BC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikiforos Papakrivas came free, but Anastasios Mantziris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th match minute, Valkánon BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chrisostomos Rathosis to maneuver through the defense. Panagiotis Laskos's late challenge caught a Asteras Zwgrafou's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Panagiotis Laskos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute Nikiforos Papakrivas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastasios Mantziris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stathis Markonis scored 1-0 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anastasios Mantziris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Anastasios Mantziris successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thomas Kalpadakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thrasivoulos Kalabokis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panagiotis Laskos in the 22nd minute of play forced Asteras Zwgrafou's goalkeeper Thomas Kalpadakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Kalpadakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Laskos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Panagiotis Laskos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Kalpadakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikiforos Papakrivas in the 34th minute of play forced Valkánon BC's goalkeeper Anastasios Mantziris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Valkánon BC got a freekick which was hit by Chrisostomos Rathosis. Thomas Kalpadakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Laskos in the 40th minute of the match. Thomas Kalpadakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Laskos in the 42nd minute of the match. Adamantios Tsoutsikas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thomas Kalpadakis. Asteras Zwgrafou's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thomas Kalpadakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thrasivoulos Kalabokis in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thrasivoulos Kalabokis to make the kick off. Nikiforos Papakrivas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Anastasios Mantziris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 55 played minutes Asteras Zwgrafou got a freekick which was hit by Ilias Parisis. Thomas Kalpadakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Panagiotis Laskos in the 57th minute. Thrasivoulos Kalabokis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Thomas Kalpadakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Veniamin Kafes took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anastasios Mantziris. Anastasios Mantziris dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Stathis Markonis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anastasios Mantziris having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Nikiforos Papakrivas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Asteras Zwgrafou fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 70th match minute, Valkánon BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panagiotis Laskos to maneuver through the defense. Thomas Kalpadakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thrasivoulos Kalabokis in the 75th minute of the match. Thomas Kalpadakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thrasivoulos Kalabokis, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute of the match, Thrasivoulos Kalabokis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thomas Kalpadakis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 85th minute, Adamantios Tsoutsikas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anastasios Mantziris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fondas Grigoros in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the Asteras Zwgrafou defense, Panagiotis Laskos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Kalpadakis. The Asteras Zwgrafou fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Kalpadakis should have stopped the shot. Valkánon BC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.