League Play-Off

Karvounaíika
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Thomas Michael started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Skeiron Antipas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oinomoas Arvanitoyannis went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. If Oinomoas Arvanitoyannis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 11 played minutes Karvounaíika got a freekick which was hit by Omiros Demakis. 12 minutes into the match, Karvounaíika's goal looked a bit too open when Kolonos Malavazos came free, but Iolaos Tsembelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karvounaíika's goalkeeper Iolaos Tsembelis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 19thth minute of the game Palaimon Diakogeorgiou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karvounaíika's Iolaos Tsembelis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Oinomoas Arvanitoyannis might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Skeiron Antipas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oinomoas Arvanitoyannis ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 32nd minute, Oinomoas Arvanitoyannis 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. Skeiron Antipas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Michael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 minutes, Kheiron Christakos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tactical Inspiration and the Karvounaíika players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kheiron Christakos hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Omiros Demakis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Skeiron Antipas. Tactical Inspiration's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kolonos Malavazos made a kick off. Tactical Inspiration's Kolonos Malavazos got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 59 minutes, Thanos Dritsas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Karvounaíika and the Tactical Inspiration players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thanos Dritsas kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Thomas Michael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Skeiron Antipas having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaios Katevatis in the 65th minute of play forced Tactical Inspiration's goalkeeper Skeiron Antipas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Thomas Michael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marios Houlis during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marios Houlis hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 69 played minutes Karvounaíika got a freekick which was hit by Thanos Dritsas. Iolaos Tsembelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kolonos Malavazos in the 72nd minute of the match. A collision led to Karvounaíika getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Augeias Economides hit a great ball. The supporters of Tactical Inspiration booed when Karvounaíika was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaios Katevatis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 81 minutes of play, Karvounaíika's Vaios Katevatis made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Skeiron Antipas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute of the match Dionysos Paloumbas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Skeiron Antipas skillfully saved the ball. Karvounaíika's Iolaos Tsembelis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Karvounaíika from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Palaimon Diakogeorgiou got free with Iolaos Tsembelis in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Thomas Michael came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Karvounaíika 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 Thomas Michael couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the Karvounaíika players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.