League Play-Off

Εθνικό Γήπεδο Π.
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Panagiotis Tsiantakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Kioubouroglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Giannis Panagiotidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panagiotis Tsiantakis. ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giannis Panagiotidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 13th minute Giannis Panagiotidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Tsiantakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's Panagiotis Tsiantakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimosthenis Fyssas in the 22nd minute of play. In the 26th minute, Dimosthenis Fyssas made a precise shot to the right of Panagiotis Tsiantakis. ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 28 minutes into the match, ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's goal looked a bit too open when Dimosthenis Fyssas came free, but Panagiotis Tsiantakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Andreas Kioubouroglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Tsiantakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panagiotis Tsiantakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Paspalidis in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's Dimos Kontodimos got a free kick in the 36th minute. Panagiotis Tsiantakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Kioubouroglou in the 37th minute of play. With 38 minutes on the clock, Ercole De Lucia commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ booed when Kolopetinitsa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ercole De Lucia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Takis Christakos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 40th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Panagiotis Tsiantakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akis Kiakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panagiotis Tsiantakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andreas Kioubouroglou's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. In the 47th minute Giannis Panagiotidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Tsiantakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Takis Xidous during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andreas Kioubouroglou made a kick off. ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's Panagiotis Tsiantakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ from getting a goal against them. If Giannis Panagiotidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andreas Kioubouroglou got free with Panagiotis Tsiantakis in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Panagiotis Tsiantakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Paspalidis in the 61st minute of play. Panagiotis Tsiantakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Paspalidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giannis Panagiotidis took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Panagiotis Tsiantakis. Panagiotis Tsiantakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's Panagiotis Tsiantakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Panagiotidis in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Paspalidis came free, but Panagiotis Tsiantakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's goalkeeper Panagiotis Tsiantakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Panagiotis Tsiantakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giannis Panagiotidis in the 77th minute. Evaggelos Siopis kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Kolopetinitsa's Giannis Panagiotidis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Panagiotis Tsiantakis. That made the score 0-5 after 80 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Giannis Panagiotidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panagiotis Tsiantakis was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Nikos Paspalidis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Panagiotis Tsiantakis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 97th minute, ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ's Giorgos Peristeropoulos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Giorgos Peristeropoulos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Giorgos Peristeropoulos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 98th match minute, ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Peristeropoulos to maneuver through the defense. The ΠΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚ⚽Σ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Kolopetinitsa were clearly better and deserved to take the win.