League Play-Off

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vidhiαkion's Giannis Chatzinikolaou started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute Giannis Chatzinikolaou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anestis Seferlis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Chatzinikolaou scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anestis Seferlis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Soulis Kotitsas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute of the match Charis Koutsoures sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anestis Seferlis skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Giannis Chatzinikolaou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anestis Seferlis was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, Lambis Soupidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anestis Seferlis. kAvALa GrAnn1es's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lambis Soupidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 29 minutes, Fragiskos Koupepes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vidhiαkion and the kAvALa GrAnn1es players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes Vidhiαkion got a freekick which was hit by Fragiskos Koupepes. In the 34th minute, Giannis Chatzinikolaou 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. In the 46th minute Konstantinos Skarpathiotis suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. When Alexandros Kounoupis fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored kAvALa GrAnn1es's protests and gave Alexandros Kounoupis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, Alexandros Kounoupis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stratos Toutsidis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Tasos Boulas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vidhiαkion's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave kAvALa GrAnn1es the free kick. A collision led to Vidhiαkion getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Tasos Boulas hit a great ball. Lambis Soupidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anestis Seferlis having to interfere. Apostolis Bagasakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stratos Toutsidis in the 58th minute of play. Lambis Soupidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anestis Seferlis having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in kAvALa GrAnn1es's zone, Giannis Chatzinikolaou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anestis Seferlis came out of the goal and Giannis Chatzinikolaou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lambis Soupidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Anestis Seferlis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stratos Toutsidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Vidhiαkion getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Vassilis Roditis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stratos Toutsidis in the 85th minute of play forced Vidhiαkion's goalkeeper Apostolis Bagasakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sakis Lagos's late challenge caught a Vidhiαkion's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sakis Lagos helped the player get up and apologised. When Stratos Toutsidis came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the kAvALa GrAnn1es 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 Stratos Toutsidis couldn't finish the play. Apostolis Bagasakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stratos Toutsidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anestis Seferlis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lambis Soupidis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 95 minute of play. In the 98th match minute, Vidhiαkion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tasos Boulas to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Vidhiαkion eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.