League Play-Off

Mesimιri Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Giorgos Poursanidis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Giannis Psichomanis 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Psichomanis in the 6th minute of play forced Kámpos's goalkeeper Leonidas Sakoulidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lakis Giotoulis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Leonidas Sakoulidis made a huge save. Kámpos's Leonidas Sakoulidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Psichomanis in the 15th minute of play. Giorgos Poursanidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Avraam Iordanopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Kámpos's Leonidas Sakoulidis got control of the ball when Lakis Giotoulis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mesimιri BC's Avraam Iordanopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefanos Tsirigakis in the 26th minute of play. If Giannis Psichomanis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Giannis Psichomanis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giannis Psichomanis in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonidas Sakoulidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonidas Sakoulidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Psichomanis in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Giannis Psichomanis made the kick off in the second half. Leonidas Sakoulidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakis Giotoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Stefanos Tsirigakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonidas Sakoulidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Psichomanis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giannis Psichomanis in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonidas Sakoulidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 60th minute, one of Kámpos: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 Kámpos. Giannis Psichomanis scored 2-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonidas Sakoulidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 74th minute, Kámpos's Giorgos Poursanidis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. The supporters of Mesimιri BC booed when Kámpos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Themistoklis Daniilidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute Lakis Giotoulis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonidas Sakoulidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonidas Sakoulidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lakis Giotoulis in the 81st minute of play. Dimitris Kefallinos's late challenge caught a Mesimιri BC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dimitris Kefallinos helped the player get up and apologised. Dimitris Kefallinos kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Kámpos's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Psichomanis came free, but Leonidas Sakoulidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonidas Sakoulidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Psichomanis in the 86th minute of the match. Stefanos Tsirigakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avraam Iordanopoulos having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Giorgos Poursanidis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Avraam Iordanopoulos, 2-3. The Kámpos supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kámpos would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.