League Play-Off

Grátsiani Stadium
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. Keleus Iymperopoulou started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Ákoli BC's goalkeeper Ikarios Polites had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Askanios Lalagos. After 6 played minutes Ákoli BC got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Kountouroudas. An unexpected shot in the 9th minute by Askanios Lalagos got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Ilias Lalagos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kreon Rozaklis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilias Lalagos in the 19th minute of play. If Keleus Iymperopoulou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Grátsiani's zone, Keleus Iymperopoulou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kreon Rozaklis came out of the goal and Keleus Iymperopoulou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 24 minutes into the match, Grátsiani's goal looked a bit too open when Ilias Lalagos came free, but Kreon Rozaklis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Askanios Lalagos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Palaimon Kanavos struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Ikarios Polites didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grátsiani. Ikarios Polites made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lykos Gazonas in the 34th minute of play. Kreon Rozaklis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilias Lalagos in the 42nd minute of play. Askanios Lalagoss short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Ikarios Polites to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Keleus Iymperopoulou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Kreon Rozaklis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Grátsiani's Palaimon Kanavos got a free kick in the 47th minute. Ákoli BC's Ilias Lalagos got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lykos Gazonas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Renos Mehalitsenos kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After 57 minutes, Manos Nikolakopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ákoli BC and the Grátsiani players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ákoli BC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Manos Nikolakopoulos hit a great ball. If Ilias Lalagos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the game, one of Grátsiani:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Kreon Rozaklis, was totally fooled by Ákoli BC's Aias Petrakos, who 66 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After a rather tough play, Ákoli BC's Kerkyon Proussalidi got a free kick in the 69th minute. Likymnios Kouros was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 87 minutes into the game, when Odysseas Alexis put in a rough tackle. In the 86th minute, one of Grátsiani: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 Grátsiani. Kreon Rozaklis had in the 89thth minute some difficulties stopping Aias Petrakos's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 93rd minute of the match Aias Petrakos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kreon Rozaklis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ilias Lalagos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kreon Rozaklis having to interfere. 99 minutes into the match, Ákoli BC's Fotis Kavallieratos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kreon Rozaklis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Despite being the better team, Ákoli BC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.