League Play-Off

Zea Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sotiris Serifis started the match with the kick off. Nikitas Batatoudis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panagiotis Vlachogiannis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkaios Bekos in the 8th minute of play forced Zea FC's goalkeeper Panagiotis Vlachogiannis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panagiotis Vlachogiannis came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Palaiográtsanon's Nikitas Batatoudis. But to his dismay, Nikitas Batatoudis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 20 played minutes Palaiográtsanon got a freekick which was hit by Anestis Karnoupakis. In the 22nd match minute, Palaiográtsanon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanasis Periadis to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Giorgos Kouloucheris sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Palaiográtsanon's Charalambos Pachopoulos didn't even have to move. When Tilemachos Tsouloufas fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zea FC's protests and gave Tilemachos Tsouloufas a yellow card for diving instead. After 26 played minutes Zea FC got a freekick which was hit by Tilemachos Tsouloufas. Lefteris Koutroutsos scored 0-2 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Panagiotis Vlachogiannis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Palaiográtsanon's Nikitas Batatoudis got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Palaiográtsanon booed when Zea FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iosif Poulianitis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Panagiotis Vlachogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikitas Batatoudis, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lefteris Koutroutsos was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Palaiográtsanon's Nikitas Batatoudis made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panagiotis Vlachogiannis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 59th minute, Nikitas Batatoudis fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With his leg Panagiotis Vlachogiannis managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Palaiográtsanon's Nikitas Batatoudis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 63rd match minute, Zea FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loukas Kalapothakis to maneuver through the defense. Lefteris Koutroutsos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Panagiotis Vlachogiannis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69thth minute of the game Sotiris Serifis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palaiográtsanon's Charalambos Pachopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 72 minutes, Tilemachos Tsouloufas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zea FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tilemachos Tsouloufas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanasis Periadis's late challenge caught a Zea FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thanasis Periadis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd match minute, Palaiográtsanon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanasis Periadis to maneuver through the defense. If Sotiris Serifis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charalambos Pachopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sotiris Serifis in the 79th minute of play. When Alkaios Bekos fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palaiográtsanon's protests and gave Alkaios Bekos a yellow card for diving instead. Palaiográtsanon's Charalambos Pachopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sotiris Serifis in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Zea FC's Sotiris Serifis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charalambos Pachopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Sotiris Serifis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charalambos Pachopoulos. Palaiográtsanon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sotiris Serifis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After a rather tough play, Palaiográtsanon's Babbis Priovolos got a free kick in the 95th minute. Palaiográtsanon played a much better game than Zea FC and deserved their victory. The Zea FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.