League Play-Off

Ligariá Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zacharias Stamatas made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Ráhcha BC's Nessos Lakiotis got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 8 minutes, Iakobos Forakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ráhcha BC and the Ligariá players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 19th minute, Iakobos Forakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zacharias Stamatas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 minutes of play, Ráhcha BC's Seilenos Patselas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Missiakos was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 31 played minutes Ligariá got a freekick which was hit by Nassos Bocsusis. Stathis Missiakos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zacharias Stamatas went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Zacharias Stamatas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 46 minutes, Zacharias Stamatas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ráhcha BC and the Ligariá players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ráhcha BC's Zacharias Stamatas got a free kick in the 46th minute. Ráhcha BC's Zacharias Stamatas got his second yellow card of the match in the 47th minute. The referee ordered Zacharias Stamatas off the ground. A collision led to Ráhcha BC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Zacharias Stamatas hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

1-2 became the score in the 59th minute when Tolis Kountouroudas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Marios Hristopoulos hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Ligariá's Stathis Missiakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Ligariá from getting a goal against them. Seilenos Patselas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Stathis Missiakos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Tolis Kountouroudas came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Ligariá 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 Tolis Kountouroudas couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Tolis Kountouroudas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khariklo Mihas was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ráhcha BC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nassos Bocsusis was slow to take the kick. During this time Ligariá's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Plouton Patsatzis heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Epeios Panoulias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ráhcha BC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.