League Play-Off

Lepνdhi FC Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zacharias Balodimos kicked off to start the match. Gaetano Raich hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Iosif Puric made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Giannis Karanikolas sent off a good shot on target. Guo Shi Kang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Fragiskos Stilianopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Iosif Puric made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Lepνdhi FC's zone, Kosmas Simertzidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guo Shi Kang came out of the goal and Kosmas Simertzidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute Zacharias Balodimos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Puric saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lepνdhi FC's Theodosis Karanikolaou in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th minute Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guo Shi Kang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iosif Puric took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacharias Balodimos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guo Shi Kang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt in the 27th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Zacharias Balodimos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Puric saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fragiskos Stilianopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iosif Puric was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. 42 minutes into the game, Lepνdhi FC's Theodosis Karanikolaou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iosif Puric made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 46th minute, Giannis Bezos 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt was the one to do the kick off. Kosmas Simertzidis kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Iosif Puric showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zacharias Balodimos in the 52nd minute of the match. After 54 minutes Manchester United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Giannis Karanikolas who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Lepνdhi FC's Giannis Karanikolas to fire away a dangerous shot which Iosif Puric despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Giannis Bezos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lepνdhi FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt 58 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacharias Balodimos in the 67th minute of play forced Manchester United's goalkeeper Iosif Puric to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iosif Puric made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theodosis Karanikolaou in the 75th minute of play. Lepνdhi FC's 曹思骏 was substituted for Giannis Karanikolas. Lepνdhi FC made a substitution. Mai Xiang Sen replaced Ermis Kalfas. Lepνdhi FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pavlos Liaros in the 78th minute. The corner led Lepνdhi FC's Pavlos Liaros to fire away a dangerous shot which Iosif Puric despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 82ndth minute of the game Fragiskos Stilianopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United's Iosif Puric was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manchester United's Iosif Puric played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theodosis Karanikolaou in the 84th minute of play. Guo Shi Kang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Fragiskos Stilianopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Puric saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 93 played minutes Manchester United got a freekick which was hit by Kosmas Simertzidis. Iosif Puric made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacharias Balodimos in the 94th minute of play. Lepνdhi FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Manchester United for a fine match.