League Play-Off

LEOFOROS
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nikos Kioubouroglou took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, PANATHINAIKOS's goal looked a bit too open when Takis Vasilopoulos came free, but Eugenios Kalouptsidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Konstantinos Kavaliaratos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenios Kalouptsidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute, Alkis Spiliotis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikos Kioubouroglou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marios Ntougeroglou having to make a save. Eugenios Kalouptsidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Lazarellis in the 19th minute of play. Eugenios Kalouptsidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Kavaliaratos in the 20th minute of play. Eugenios Kalouptsidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christos Solomos went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Dionysis Karapanos's late challenge caught a mazio fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dionysis Karapanos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th minute, one of PANATHINAIKOS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for PANATHINAIKOS. The audience was convinced that Nikos Kioubouroglou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marios Ntougeroglou was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Eugenios Kalouptsidis came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by mazio fc's Christos Solomos. But to his dismay, Christos Solomos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The supporters of PANATHINAIKOS booed when mazio fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petros Chronakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 41 minutes into the match, PANATHINAIKOS's Nikos Kioubouroglou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marios Ntougeroglou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in mazio fc's zone, Nikos Kioubouroglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marios Ntougeroglou came out of the goal and Nikos Kioubouroglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Takis Vasilopoulos to make the kick off. Eugenios Kalouptsidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takis Vasilopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, PANATHINAIKOS's goalkeeper Eugenios Kalouptsidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christos Solomos. 54 minutes into the match, mazio fc's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Kioubouroglou came free, but Marios Ntougeroglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. PANATHINAIKOS's Eugenios Kalouptsidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takis Vasilopoulos in the 55th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikos Kioubouroglou in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marios Ntougeroglou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fivos Tsartsalis kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Marios Ntougeroglou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikos Kioubouroglou's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Konstantinos Kavaliaratos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Eugenios Kalouptsidis made a huge save. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Eugenios Kalouptsidis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Kioubouroglou in the 80th minute of play forced mazio fc's goalkeeper Marios Ntougeroglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When PANATHINAIKOS's Nikos Kioubouroglou in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye mazio fc's goalie prevented a goal. Marios Ntougeroglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Kioubouroglou in the 85th minute of play. Nikos Kioubouroglou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eugenios Kalouptsidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takis Vasilopoulos in the 91st minute of play. Eugenios Kalouptsidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takis Vasilopoulos in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched mazio fc eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.