League Play-Off

Mesopirgos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Lakis Papafotiou started the match with the kick off. Mesopirgos BC's Thomas Ligeridis got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 8th minute of the match Prodromos Kotopoulos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kyriakos Thanoglou skillfully saved the ball. Lakis Papafotiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th match minute, Mesopirgos BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marios Kidonas to maneuver through the defense. If Louis Giannakakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The attack was good, but when Lakis Papafotiou in the 21st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 25 minutes into the match, Lakis Papafotiou notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mesopirgos BC's Iason Anastasakos. Iason Anastasakos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Lakis Papafotiou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kyriakos Thanoglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Ligeridis in the 32nd minute of play. Gerasimos Damianos hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. A collision led to Mesopirgos BC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Gerasimos Damianos hit a great ball. Iason Anastasakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakis Papafotiou in the 39th minute of the match. Iason Anastasakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lakis Papafotiou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Mesopirgos BC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Thomas Nikologiannis hit a great ball. Koupaki BC's Lakis Papafotiou got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Mesopirgos BC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Koupaki BC were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thomas Ligeridis was the one to do the kick off. Louis Giannakakos struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Iason Anastasakos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Koupaki BC. If Lakis Papafotiou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lakis Papafotiou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lakis Papafotiou struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Iason Anastasakos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Koupaki BC. Louis Giannakakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kyriakos Thanoglou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Ligeridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Mesopirgos BC's Iason Anastasakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Mesopirgos BC from getting a goal against them. Soulis Pantelatos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Kyriakos Thanoglou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kyriakos Thanoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Ligeridis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soulis Pantelatos in the 91st minute of play forced Koupaki BC's goalkeeper Kyriakos Thanoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Koupaki BC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mesopirgos BC.