League Play-Off

Drafi Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Malinovský kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Cristian Botasso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitris Vasilakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manolis Ntouvaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabit Piruz in the 4th minute of the match. Manolis Ntouvaris didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sabit Piruz went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Edgard Elssen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Botasso in the 12th minute of play forced Trifillia.FC's goalkeeper Dimitris Vasilakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trifillia.FC's Christos Bekos got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Botasso came free, but Dimitris Vasilakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manolis Ntouvaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabit Piruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Proestos in the 31st minute of play forced Drafi's goalkeeper Manolis Ntouvaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Kostas Proestos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manolis Ntouvaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trifillia.FC's Dimitris Vasilakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Botasso in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Bekos in the 38th minute of play forced Drafi's goalkeeper Manolis Ntouvaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Boleslaw Kojder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Drafi's Boleslaw Kojder got a free kick in the 48th minute. In the 49th minute of the match Waldir Laguna shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manolis Ntouvaris showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sabit Piruz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Trifillia.FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Kostas Proestos hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, Theo Light hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trifillia.FC made a substitution. Cui Yun Nan replaced Theo Light. Trifillia.FC made a substitution. Aggelos Stamatis replaced Ramiro Marcos. After 59 played minutes Trifillia.FC got a freekick which was hit by Theo Light. Vidal Samano came free with the goalkeeper in the 62nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Manolis Ntouvaris could save by the left post. In the 64th minute Waldir Laguna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manolis Ntouvaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Kostas Proestos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manolis Ntouvaris. Drafi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kostas Proestos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Manolis Ntouvaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Bekos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Drafi were furious when Soulis Felegakis was red carded, 75 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 74th minute, one of Drafi: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 Drafi. Manolis Ntouvaris made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Waldir Laguna sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Trifillia.FC's Christos Bekos got a free kick in the 79th minute. Radoslaw Penc hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Thanos Kolokithopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Drafi's supporters rose to their feet, but Thanos Kolokithopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dimitris Vasilakos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cui Yun Nan charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cui Yun Nan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Drafi booed when Trifillia.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cui Yun Nan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manolis Ntouvaris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Laguna, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Trifillia.FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.