League Play-Off

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Octavian Popescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Aek athens's goal looked a bit too open when Paraskevas Sorin came free, but Sakis Kaladosis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sakis Kaladosis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apostolis Polychronopoulos in the 4th minute of play. The supporters of Aek athens booed when FC NATIONAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mukul Muka didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Aek athens's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Isidoro Heriberto was slow to take the kick. During this time FC NATIONAL's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC NATIONAL's corner Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sakis Kaladosis quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Akestes Bentihavas in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sakis Kaladosis saved Aek athens from getting behind. Ilmo Jussilainen hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. FC NATIONAL's Bogdan Lobonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 于永风 in the 18th minute of play. Sakis Kaladosis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akestes Bentihavas in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Aiakos Karahalios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sakis Kaladosis. Aek athens's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aiakos Karahalios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Akestes Bentihavas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bogdan Lobonț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epeios Solomos in the 28th minute of play. Sakis Kaladosis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavian Popescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC NATIONAL's Bogdan Lobonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aglauros Passas in the 34th minute of play. Sakis Kaladosis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Popescu in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Kyknos Tsogas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aek athens's Sakis Kaladosis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Popescu in the 40th minute of play. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 于永风, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 45th match minute, Aek athens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyknos Tsogas to maneuver through the defense. The Aek athens players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC NATIONAL were winning 0-1.

Sakis Kaladosis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apostolis Polychronopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute, Ilmo Jussilainen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, 于永风 notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FC NATIONAL's Bogdan Lobonț. Bogdan Lobonț was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 于永风, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos got free with Sakis Kaladosis in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bogdan Lobonț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyknos Tsogas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, FC NATIONAL's goal looked a bit too open when 于永风 came free, but Bogdan Lobonț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epeios Solomos, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Bogdan Lobonț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 于永风 in the 77th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Akestes Bentihavas got free with Sakis Kaladosis in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Aek athens's Sakis Kaladosis got control of the ball when Octavian Popescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mukul Muka kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 于永风 struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Bogdan Lobonț didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aek athens. Akestes Bentihavas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Sakis Kaladosis made a huge save. With his leg Sakis Kaladosis managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when FC NATIONAL's Octavian Popescu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.