League Play-Off

We Kick B⚽lls Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stratos Ntalaras kicked off to start the match. If Stratos Ntalaras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Kalindνri FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Giannis Kokkinos hit a great ball. Vaggelis Zaloumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerasimos Verros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th match minute, We Kick B⚽lls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apostolis Souflas to maneuver through the defense. After 25 played minutes We Kick B⚽lls got a freekick which was hit by Apostolis Souflas. In the 25th minute of the match Giannis Kokkinos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mehmet Ali Akdoğ showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Stratos Ntalaras blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vaggelis Zaloumis having to make a save. With a little luck, Kalindνri FC's Vaggelis Zaloumis got control of the ball when Spyros Papadimos tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Spyros Papadimos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute, Spyros Papadimos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vaggelis Zaloumis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Vaggelis Zaloumis was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Apostolis Souflas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Apostolis Souflas really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After 47 minutes, Ntinos Bonatsos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the We Kick B⚽lls and the Kalindνri FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th minute, Ntinos Bonatsos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 52nd match minute, Kalindνri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iosif Kirmitzas to maneuver through the defense. Spyros Papadimos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vaggelis Zaloumis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stratos Ntalaras in the 54th minute of the match. After 60 played minutes Kalindνri FC got a freekick which was hit by Aris Sagris. 61 minutes into the match, We Kick B⚽lls's Stratos Ntalaras sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vaggelis Zaloumis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Kalindνri FC booed when We Kick B⚽lls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Odysseas Chaniotakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Spyros Papadimos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tasos Kontopanos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Spyros Kourmentalas came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Kalindνri FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Spyros Kourmentalas couldn't finish the play. Vaggelis Zaloumis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apostolis Souflas in the 79th minute of the match. Spyros Papadimos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaggelis Zaloumis having to interfere. Vaggelis Zaloumis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stratos Ntalaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kalindνri FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! Gerasimos Verros shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 94th minute, Spyros Papadimos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vaggelis Zaloumis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. We Kick B⚽lls had played much better football throughout.