League Play-Off

Simenνtiko Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fotis Briakos got the match started through his kick off. In the 8thth minute of the game Fotis Briakos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Iosif Tsoleridis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Louis Lazaris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trifiliakos A.O.'s Minas Labiris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davi Lendaa in the 12th minute of play. Davi Lendaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Minas Labiris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Trifiliakos A.O.'s Iosif Tsoleridis threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thanasis Kavoukis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 31st minute Davi Lendaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Minas Labiris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Trifiliakos A.O.'s Theofanis Tsouloufas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Iosif Tsoleridis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fotis Briakos was slow to take the kick. During this time Trifiliakos A.O.'s players had a chance to rest. Iosif Tsoleridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanasis Kavoukis in the 39th minute of play. Minas Labiris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davi Lendaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 43 minutes into the game, Davi Lendaa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trifiliakos A.O. the free kick. The supporters of Trifiliakos A.O. booed when ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davi Lendaa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Fotis Briakos made a precise shot to the right of Iosif Tsoleridis. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Davi Lendaa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Minas Labiris made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Davi Lendaa sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Eustaquio Vermudo could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Minas Labiris however easily saved by the left post. 58 minutes into the match, Trifiliakos A.O.'s goalkeeper Minas Labiris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davi Lendaa. In the 60th minute Aris Seletopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Tsoleridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trifiliakos A.O.'s Minas Labiris proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Trifiliakos A.O. from getting a goal against them. 65 minutes into the match, Thanasis Kavoukis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iosif Tsoleridis. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thanasis Kavoukis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Davi Lendaa got free with Minas Labiris in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Davi Lendaa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Minas Labiris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Trifiliakos A.O.'s goalkeeper Minas Labiris, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Minas Labiris didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kleanthis Lianos went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Trifiliakos A.O.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.