League Play-Off

Sklíthra
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Ploutos Giannakopoulos started the match with the kick off. Stathis Petimezas hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Stathis Petimezas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Ploutos Giannakopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sklíthra FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ploutos Giannakopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hektor Gavril breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 12th minute Ploutos Giannakopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hektor Gavril saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ploutos Giannakopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Sklíthra 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 Ploutos Giannakopoulos couldn't finish the play. A hard shot 17 in the game by Stathis Petimezas from a close distance when the talented Hektor Gavril managed to make a qualified save. Sádhena FC's players were relieved. Lakis Rallis's late challenge caught a Sklíthra FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lakis Rallis helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes Sádhena FC got a freekick which was hit by Lakis Rallis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ploutos Giannakopoulos in the 22nd minute of play forced Sádhena FC's goalkeeper Hektor Gavril to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute of the match, Stathis Petimezas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hektor Gavril saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Koios Dimakakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Stathis Petimezas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 30 played minutes Sklíthra FC got a freekick which was hit by Makhaon Pantelakos. Stelios Diakogeorgiou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Thomas Kreskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stathis Petimezas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Hektor Gavril skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 35 played minutes Sádhena FC got a freekick which was hit by Lakis Rallis. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Stelios Diakogeorgiou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sádhena FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Stelios Diakogeorgiou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Kreskas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thomas Kreskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koios Dimakakos in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Stelios Diakogeorgiou 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stathis Petimezas got free with Hektor Gavril in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hektor Gavril was a little too slow when Stathis Petimezas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Koios Dimakakos to make the kick off. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sádhena FC! The referee gave Sklíthra FC a penalty, 55 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sokratis Fikias, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sádhena FC's Hektor Gavril. 2-0. Sklíthra FC's Stathis Petimezas got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sádhena FC's Lakis Rallis got his second yellow card of the match in the 61st minute. The referee ordered Lakis Rallis off the ground. After 62 played minutes Sádhena FC got a freekick which was hit by Lakis Rallis. Stathis Petimezas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hektor Gavril read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Hektor Gavril showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ploutos Giannakopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Ploutos Giannakopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Anestis Bentihavas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hektor Gavril showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ploutos Giannakopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Thomas Kreskas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stelios Diakogeorgiou in the 88th minute. Hektor Gavril took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ploutos Giannakopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stathis Petimezas in the 96th minute of play forced Sádhena FC's goalkeeper Hektor Gavril to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stathis Petimezas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hektor Gavril having to interfere. In the 99th minute, Ploutos Giannakopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hektor Gavril was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0.