League Play-Off

Tsekoúri
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Glaukos Katsourinis got the match started through his kick off. Akastos Triantis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 5 played minutes Tsekoúri BC got a freekick which was hit by Stelios Demopoulos. Tsekoúri BC's Rhesos Angavanakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leukothoe Bocsusis in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glaukos Katsourinis in the 9th minute of play forced Tsekoúri BC's goalkeeper Rhesos Angavanakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Akastos Triantis fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 13 minutes, Akastos Triantis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tsekoúri BC and the Mousalár players grew even worse after the yellow card. Akastos Triantis hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Akastos Triantis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Akastos Triantis got in the 22nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Likymnios Fotopoulos handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 23rd match minute, Mousalár was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aipytos Patrianakos to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dinekis Vardoulakis during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, one of Tsekoúri BC: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 Tsekoúri BC. Likymnios Fotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akastos Triantis in the 40th minute of the match. Kephalos Ruvelas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Likymnios Fotopoulos having to interfere. After some careless play in the Mousalár defense, Takis Protopsaltis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Likymnios Fotopoulos. The Mousalár fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Likymnios Fotopoulos should have stopped the shot. 48 minutes into the match, Tsekoúri BC's goal looked a bit too open when Glaukos Katsourinis came free, but Rhesos Angavanakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Akastos Triantis made a kick off. Akastos Triantis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonis Rigatos got free with Rhesos Angavanakis in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rhesos Angavanakis stood somewhat misplaced when Glaukos Katsourinis came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 65 minute. In the 70th minute Takis Protopsaltis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Likymnios Fotopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Asopos Forakis's late challenge caught a Mousalár's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Asopos Forakis helped the player get up and apologised. Asopos Forakis kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Rhesos Angavanakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonis Rigatos in the 73rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Akastos Triantis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tsekoúri BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Akastos Triantis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Likymnios Fotopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antonis Rigatos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rhesos Angavanakis having to interfere. Rhesos Angavanakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glaukos Katsourinis, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Antonis Rigatos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Takis Protopsaltis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tsekoúri BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Takis Protopsaltis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Likymnios Fotopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Akastos Triantis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Despite being the better team, Tsekoúri BC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.