League Play-Off

Gamoria Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lykos Gazonas took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Gamoria BC's goal looked a bit too open when Lykos Gazonas came free, but Thomas Honjas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Haimon Nikolakopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gamoria BC's protests and gave Haimon Nikolakopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. After recieving a nice pass, Grátsiani's Likymnios Kouros tried to score from far away in the 8th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After having played for 10 minutes, Askanios Lalagos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grátsiani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Askanios Lalagos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Gamoria BC's goal looked a bit too open when Lykos Gazonas came free, but Thomas Honjas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 12th minute of the match Haimon Nikolakopoulos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Haimon Nikolakopoulos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Gamoria BC's Haimon Nikolakopoulos got a free kick in the 14th minute. The supporters of Grátsiani booed when Gamoria BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agesilaus Karabachos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 played minutes, Grátsiani's Likymnios Kouros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thomas Honjas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Grátsiani reached it. After a rather tough play, Grátsiani's Likymnios Kouros got a free kick in the 28th minute. Gamoria BC's Thomas Honjas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manolis Brisimitzakis in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Grátsiani getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Lykos Gazonas hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Ptolemeos Hristopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kreon Rozaklis was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. With a little luck, Grátsiani's Kreon Rozaklis got control of the ball when Ptolemeos Hristopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Ptolemeos Hristopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Gamoria BC 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 Ptolemeos Hristopoulos couldn't finish the play. Kreon Rozaklis made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Argiris Stamatelos sent off a good shot on target.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ptolemeos Hristopoulos made a kick off. A collision led to Grátsiani getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Aigis Giannakos hit a great ball. If Ptolemeos Hristopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Askanios Lalagos 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. When Ptolemeos Hristopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Gamoria BC 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 Ptolemeos Hristopoulos couldn't finish the play. Stavros Mandrapilias hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Grátsiani's Askanios Lalagos got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 67 minutes, Argiris Stamatelos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gamoria BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Argiris Stamatelos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 70 played minutes Gamoria BC got a freekick which was hit by Stavros Mandrapilias. 72 minutes into the match, Gamoria BC's goal looked a bit too open when Askanios Lalagos came free, but Thomas Honjas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ptolemeos Hristopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomas Honjas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lykos Gazonas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Askanios Lalagos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lykos Gazonas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kreon Rozaklis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ptolemeos Hristopoulos in the 89th minute of play. Askanios Lalagos struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Thomas Honjas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grátsiani. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.