League Play-Off

Nestor Makhno
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Avraam Koutsovassilis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Leonidas Kopitsis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavlos Kabolis in the 12th minute of the match. Vladimiros Lorantos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Pavlos Kabolis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonidas Kopitsis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavlos Kabolis in the 22nd minute of play. Avraam Koutsovassilis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the game, Thalis Vouras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kuro Siwo 1947 FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nevroϊnitsa FC the free kick. Thalis Vouras hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Vladimiros Lorantos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sokratis Eleftherou having to interfere. Iakovos Kalketenidis charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iakovos Kalketenidis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Nevroϊnitsa FC's Eleftherios Blatsios got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Kuro Siwo 1947 FC's Pavlos Kabolis got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sokratis Eleftherou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiros Lorantos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pavlos Kabolis in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonidas Kopitsis saved Nevroϊnitsa FC from getting behind. In the 45th match minute, Nevroϊnitsa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aris Pavlos to maneuver through the defense. Pavlos Kabolis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Leonidas Kopitsis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pavlos Kabolis was the one to do the kick off. Leonidas Kopitsis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavlos Kabolis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute Vassilis Kamelatos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonidas Kopitsis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pavlos Kabolis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Leonidas Kopitsis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Nevroϊnitsa FC defense, Vassilis Kamelatos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonidas Kopitsis. The Nevroϊnitsa FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonidas Kopitsis should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the match, Nevroϊnitsa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Kamelatos came free, but Leonidas Kopitsis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 played minutes Kuro Siwo 1947 FC got a freekick which was hit by Thalis Vouras. Vladimiros Lorantos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leonidas Kopitsis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pavlos Kabolis went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Sokratis Eleftherou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avraam Koutsovassilis in the 79th minute of play. Vladimiros Lorantos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Sokratis Eleftherou made a huge save. Thanos Agapiou hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Leonidas Kopitsis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavlos Kabolis, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Vladimiros Lorantos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sokratis Eleftherou having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Vouras in the 96th minute of play forced Nevroϊnitsa FC's goalkeeper Leonidas Kopitsis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kuro Siwo 1947 FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.