League Play-Off

Komitαdhes Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aris Kogas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Michalis Kallitzakis hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the game, Paris Stratopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Komitαdhes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yiatrαdhes the free kick. Paris Stratopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Komitαdhes's zone, Anthimos Tsouloufas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vaios Goumas came out of the goal and Anthimos Tsouloufas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 16 minutes, Anthimos Tsouloufas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yiatrαdhes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anthimos Tsouloufas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Panos Papagiotopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Panos Papagiotopoulos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Emmanouil Makris. The goal made the score 1-0. Panos Papagiotopoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emmanouil Makris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. If Aris Kogas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Yiatrαdhes's zone, Panos Papagiotopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emmanouil Makris came out of the goal and Panos Papagiotopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomas Palavakis in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emmanouil Makris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41st minute, Panos Papagiotopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Komitαdhes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Vaios Goumas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthimos Tsouloufas in the 48th minute of the match. 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.

The wind increased when Thomas Palavakis made the kick off in the second half. Panos Papagiotopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aris Kogas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaios Goumas having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anthimos Tsouloufas got free with Vaios Goumas in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Thomas Palavakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emmanouil Makris was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. A collision led to Komitαdhes getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Paraskevas Latousakis hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Thomas Palavakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Komitαdhes's supporters rose to their feet, but Thomas Palavakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emmanouil Makris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Spyros Kanatas hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Emmanouil Makris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Palavakis in the 75th minute of play. Emmanouil Makris didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thomas Palavakis went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Palavakis in the 81st minute of play forced Yiatrαdhes's goalkeeper Emmanouil Makris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vaios Goumas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aris Kogas in the 83rd minute of play. Michalis Kallitzakis charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michalis Kallitzakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Komitαdhes getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Michalis Kallitzakis hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the game, Aris Kogas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vaios Goumas. Aris Kogas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-2. After 92 minutes, Paraskevas Latousakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Komitαdhes and the Yiatrαdhes players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Paraskevas Latousakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vaios Goumas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aris Kogas in the 93rd minute of the match. Komitαdhes's Vaios Goumas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Komitαdhes from getting a goal against them.