League Play-Off

Goudhν
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexis Bolos started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, PAOK's goalkeeper Stavros Varvouzanis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fotis Fragos. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Ulryk Grucza managed to get in a good position for a shot. PAOK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulryk Grucza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aris Kiskabanis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Goudhν FC's Aris Kiskabanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulryk Grucza in the 8th minute of play. Stavros Varvouzanis made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Fotis Fragos sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the match, PAOK's goalkeeper Stavros Varvouzanis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fotis Fragos. When Kajar Särg fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PAOK's protests and gave Kajar Särg a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 played minutes PAOK got a freekick which was hit by Kajar Särg. In the 15th minute of the match Avraam Karamanis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stavros Varvouzanis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 17th minute Loukas Kourbanas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aris Kiskabanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Goudhν FC's zone, Ulryk Grucza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aris Kiskabanis came out of the goal and Ulryk Grucza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 22 played minutes Goudhν FC got a freekick which was hit by Sakis Stelakis. After some careless play in the Goudhν FC defense, Ulryk Grucza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aris Kiskabanis. The Goudhν FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aris Kiskabanis should have stopped the shot. Aris Kiskabanis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kajar Särg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulryk Grucza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aris Kiskabanis having to make a save. Ulryk Grucza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aris Kiskabanis having to interfere. Stavros Varvouzanis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Bolos in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lakis Saitiotis got free with Stavros Varvouzanis in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Miltos Bamias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Goudhν FC's Aris Kiskabanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulryk Grucza in the 39th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Goudhν FC's goalkeeper Aris Kiskabanis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Goudhν FC booed when PAOK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigoris Korakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stavros Varvouzanis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexis Bolos, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Stavros Varvouzanis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fotis Fragos in the 55th minute of play. The supporters of Goudhν FC booed when PAOK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mairo Raie didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute, Fotis Fragos made a precise shot to the right of Stavros Varvouzanis. PAOK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. PAOK's Stavros Varvouzanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Bolos in the 60th minute of play. Kyriakos Dermitzakis made in the 69th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alexis Bolos however managed to control. Ulryk Grucza did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Aris Kiskabanis 71 minutes into the match. When Ulryk Grucza came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the PAOK 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 Ulryk Grucza couldn't finish the play. Ulryk Grucza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aris Kiskabanis having to interfere. After some careless play in the Goudhν FC defense, Ulryk Grucza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aris Kiskabanis. The Goudhν FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aris Kiskabanis should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Miltos Bamias took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Aris Kiskabanis to make any attempt to save it. Goudhν FC's Aris Kiskabanis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Goudhν FC from getting a goal against them. In the 92nd minute, Ulryk Grucza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PAOK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5.