League Play-Off

AGIA SOFIA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alkaios Kallioras made the kick off which started today's match. Alkaios Kalliorass short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Iason Giannikos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 5 minutes, Álvaro Leão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AEK Athens FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Álvaro Leão 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 6th minute, Paraskevas Platis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Iason Giannikos managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when AEK Athens FC's Alkaios Kallioras fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Milan Paul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paraskevas Platis, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Iason Giannikos stood somewhat misplaced when Alkaios Kallioras came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 12 minute. An unexpected shot in the 15th minute by Alkaios Kallioras got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to Mandαlovon FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Vladimiros Gaitanakos hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, AEK Athens FC's Alkaios Kallioras sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iason Giannikos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Takis Papamichail 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Alkaios Kallioras managed to get in a good position for a shot. AEK Athens FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alkaios Kallioras was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iason Giannikos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Álvaro Leão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Iason Giannikos made a huge save. In the 24th minute Theocharis Nikolopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milan Paul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Alekos Kalantidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iason Giannikos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alkaios Kallioras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Mandαlovon FC's zone, Panos Sardelas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iason Giannikos came out of the goal and Panos Sardelas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iason Giannikos stood somewhat misplaced when Alkaios Kallioras came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 38 minute. A hard shot 44 in the game by Alkaios Kallioras from a close distance when the talented Iason Giannikos managed to make a qualified save. Mandαlovon FC's players were relieved. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Alkaios Kallioras put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Iason Giannikos.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Theocharis Nikolopoulos to make the kick off. Theocharis Nikolopoulos hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Vladimiros Gaitanakos hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Alkaios Kallioras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iason Giannikos was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Alkaios Kallioras recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iason Giannikos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Álvaro Leão, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Iason Giannikos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takis Papamichail, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Mandαlovon FC defense, Álvaro Leão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iason Giannikos. The Mandαlovon FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iason Giannikos should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, AEK Athens FC's Milan Paul got control of the ball when Paraskevas Platis tried to sneak it across the goal line. AEK Athens FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alkaios Kallioras in the 81st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Babbis Perakakis during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 83 played minutes Mandαlovon FC got a freekick which was hit by Babbis Perakakis. 86 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when AEK Athens FC's Alkaios Kallioras fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Alkaios Kallioras recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Takis Papamichail fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iason Giannikos having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Babbis Perakakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Milan Paul was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. AEK Athens FC fully deserved thier win.