League Play-Off

Gioϊra Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christos Vahanelidis made the kick off which started today's match. Ilias Chroniadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikitas Giannakopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexis Karapapas, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Ilias Chroniadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kleanthis Antoniou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Vahanelidis in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Nikos Psistakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ilias Chroniadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the game, Ilias Chroniadis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gioϊra BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Roϊtsi the free kick. Thodoris Vouzounerakis kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Kleanthis Antoniou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stergios Simeonidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Vahanelidis in the 26th minute of play forced Gioϊra BC's goalkeeper Kleanthis Antoniou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Stergios Simeonidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kleanthis Antoniou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Vahanelidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Stergios Simeonidis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kleanthis Antoniou having to make a save. If Alexis Karapapas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ilias Chroniadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexis Karapapas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexis Karapapas to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, one of Gioϊra BC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Kleanthis Antoniou, was totally fooled by Roϊtsi's Alexis Xifaras, who 54 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Alexis Karapapas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Nikitas Giannakopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ilias Chroniadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christos Vahanelidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Christos Vahanelidis came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Roϊtsi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Christos Vahanelidis couldn't finish the play. Christos Vahanelidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Kleanthis Antoniou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stergios Simeonidis got free with Kleanthis Antoniou in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ilias Chroniadis in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikitas Giannakopoulos saved Roϊtsi from getting behind. 100 minutes into the match, Stergios Simeonidis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kleanthis Antoniou, 0-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Roϊtsi eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.