League Play-Off

Limanαki
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alkaios Kallioras got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, AEK Athens FC's Alkaios Kallioras nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimosthenis Louverdis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dimosthenis Louverdis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alkaios Kallioras's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute Alkaios Kallioras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimosthenis Louverdis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimosthenis Louverdis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alkaios Kallioras's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, AEK Athens FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marinos Serdaris came free, but Milan Paul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 minutes of play, AEK Athens FC's Alkaios Kallioras made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimosthenis Louverdis was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Panos Sardelas came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the AEK Athens FC 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 Panos Sardelas couldn't finish the play. Milan Paul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paschalis Chroniou in the 27th minute of play. After 29 played minutes, Merkada2019's Stefanos Gaitanos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Milan Paul came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Merkada2019 reached it. In the 31st minute, Alkaios Kallioras made a precise shot to the right of Dimosthenis Louverdis. Merkada2019's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 37 minutes in the game Themis Kolotoubis did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Stefanos Stefanis. The attack was good, but when Álvaro Leão in the 40th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 45th minute, Alkaios Kallioras made a precise shot to the right of Dimosthenis Louverdis. Merkada2019's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paschalis Chroniou was the one to do the kick off. Álvaro Leão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dimosthenis Louverdis made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Alkaios Kallioras sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Merkada2019 defense, Álvaro Leão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dimosthenis Louverdis. The Merkada2019 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dimosthenis Louverdis should have stopped the shot. Milan Paul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paschalis Chroniou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Merkada2019's goalkeeper Dimosthenis Louverdis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Panos Sardelas. Dimosthenis Louverdis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Leão in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th match minute, Merkada2019 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marinos Serdaris to maneuver through the defense. Dimosthenis Louverdis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alkaios Kallioras went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. In the 77th match minute, AEK Athens FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Álvaro Leão to maneuver through the defense. Milan Paul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paschalis Chroniou, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 83rd minute, Alkaios Kallioras left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AEK Athens FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Alkaios Kallioras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Dimosthenis Louverdis made a huge save. After having played for 90 minutes, Alkaios Kallioras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AEK Athens FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alkaios Kallioras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle sounded AEK Athens FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Merkada2019.