League Play-Off

Tsouknida
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eugenios Kyriazis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Tsouknida FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sakis Partaolas came free, but Emmanouil Telakoglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Tsouknida FC booed when Milokopiσn FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michalis Gisgakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kyriakos Stathakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theofilos Karakostas having to interfere. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tsouknida FC's goalkeeper Emmanouil Telakoglou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 25 minutes, Antonis Britzolidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tsouknida FC and the Milokopiσn FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Vladimiros Mallios managed to get in a good position for a shot. Milokopiσn FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimiros Mallios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emmanouil Telakoglou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 28 played minutes Tsouknida FC got a freekick which was hit by Eutichios Kechagias. Sakis Partaolas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Emmanouil Telakoglou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Milokopiσn FC's Michalis Gisgakis got a free kick in the 36th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Tsouknida FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sakis Partaolas came free, but Emmanouil Telakoglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Milokopiσn FC's Sakis Partaolas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emmanouil Telakoglou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sakis Partaolas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Tsouknida FC booed when Milokopiσn FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thodoris Kokkalopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyriakos Stathakis in the 57th minute of play forced Milokopiσn FC's goalkeeper Theofilos Karakostas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milokopiσn FC's attack was well implemented in the 60th minute, but when Sakis Partaolas was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Sakis Partaolas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Emmanouil Telakoglou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Tsouknida FC's Kyriakos Stathakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Theofilos Karakostas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Eugenios Kyriazis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theofilos Karakostas was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 77th minute Eugenios Kyriazis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theofilos Karakostas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paris Souanis's late challenge caught a Milokopiσn FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paris Souanis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, Tsouknida FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paris Souanis to maneuver through the defense. Vladimiros Mallios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Emmanouil Telakoglou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Tsouknida FC's Giannis Peronosporopoulos got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After recieving a nice pass, Milokopiσn FC's Dimitris Kakavelakis tried to score from far away in the 93rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, Vladimiros Mallios notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Tsouknida FC's Emmanouil Telakoglou. Emmanouil Telakoglou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.