League Play-Off

Nafpaktos
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diogenis Kousas took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Antonis Mitsibonas sped through Nafpaktos FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vassilis Katsavidas. Vassilis Katsavidas didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Riverpool's Antonis Mitsibonas shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. The supporters of Riverpool booed when Nafpaktos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sakis Michail didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Antonis Mitsibonas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nafpaktos FC's Vassilis Katsavidas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of Nafpaktos FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Riverpool:s goal. In the 16th minute there was a penalty for Riverpool. Themistoklis Pourtoulidis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Vassilis Katsavidas. 0-3. In the 18th minute, Telis Theodoridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute of the match Orestis Stefanakis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michalis Karamaounas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Michalis Karamaounas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diogenis Kousas, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 29th minute Simos Someritis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Katsavidas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Diogenis Kousas 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. If Aggelos Periadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nafpaktos FC's Vassilis Katsavidas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charilaos Christodoulopoulos in the 38th minute of play. Vassilis Katsavidas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aggelos Periadis in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Aggelos Periadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Katsavidas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Riverpool booed when Nafpaktos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sakis Michail didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aggelos Periadis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Telis Theodoridis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vassilis Katsavidas. Telis Theodoridis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. Riverpool's Telis Theodoridis got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 57 minutes into the match, Giannis Katechakis notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Riverpool's Michalis Karamaounas. Michalis Karamaounas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Telis Theodoridis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 64 minutes, Aggelos Periadis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Riverpool's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aggelos Periadis 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 68th minute, Aggelos Periadis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Riverpool fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. 71 minutes into the match, Riverpool's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Katechakis came free, but Michalis Karamaounas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vassilis Katsavidas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aggelos Periadis went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-6 was the resulting score. Aggelos Periadis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Charilaos Christodoulopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Aggelos Periadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute Diogenis Kousas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michalis Karamaounas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Riverpool was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erdoğan Kantara to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Nafpaktos FC's zone, Charilaos Christodoulopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vassilis Katsavidas came out of the goal and Charilaos Christodoulopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Riverpool's Aggelos Periadis got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Riverpool's Aggelos Periadis got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Riverpool's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.