League Play-Off

Spartílla
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Berbαti's Argyris Christou 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. 2 minutes into the game, Miltos Vakoufaris was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olympic Airways's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Berbαti the free kick. A collision led to Olympic Airways getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Miltos Vakoufaris hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Argyris Christou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dorotheos Kopanos was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. The supporters of Berbαti booed when Olympic Airways was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miltos Vakoufaris didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 9 in the game by Filippos Samaropoulos from a close distance when the talented Anestis Lazaridis managed to make a qualified save. Berbαti's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argyris Christou in the 14th minute of play forced Olympic Airways's goalkeeper Dorotheos Kopanos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Argyris Christou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dorotheos Kopanos. Olympic Airways's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Argyris Christou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, Olympic Airways's goal looked a bit too open when Argyris Christou came free, but Dorotheos Kopanos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dorotheos Kopanos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prokopis Kavalaris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Giannis Kalogiannis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thymios Partalidis's late challenge caught a Olympic Airways's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thymios Partalidis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Olympic Airways booed when Berbαti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thymios Partalidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anestis Lazaridis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filippos Samaropoulos in the 39th minute. Thymios Partalidis hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Giannis Kalogiannis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anestis Lazaridis having to interfere. Argyris Christou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorotheos Kopanos having to interfere. 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 Kalogiannis made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Berbαti booed when Olympic Airways was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giannis Kalogiannis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Berbαti's Anestis Lazaridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filippos Samaropoulos in the 55th minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Notis Lagoudakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Berbαti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olympic Airways the free kick. After having played for 58 minutes, Filippos Samaropoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympic Airways's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filippos Samaropoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 60th minute, Filippos Samaropoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olympic Airways fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Filippos Samaropoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anestis Lazaridis having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Berbαti's zone, Filippos Samaropoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anestis Lazaridis came out of the goal and Filippos Samaropoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Berbαti's goalkeeper Anestis Lazaridis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 72nd minute Giannis Kalogiannis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anestis Lazaridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anestis Lazaridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippos Samaropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Filippos Samaropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anestis Lazaridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Argyris Christou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dorotheos Kopanos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Giannis Kalogiannis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anestis Lazaridis having to interfere. After some careless play in the Berbαti defense, Filippos Samaropoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anestis Lazaridis. The Berbαti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anestis Lazaridis should have stopped the shot. After having played for 87 minutes, Giannis Kalogiannis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympic Airways's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giannis Kalogiannis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filippos Samaropoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Kalogiannis in the 92nd minute of play forced Berbαti's goalkeeper Anestis Lazaridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giannis Kalogiannis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Olympic Airways fully deserved thier win.