League Play-Off

Katergarides Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stefanos Papadogiannis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Paris Chaniotakis made a precise shot to the right of Sakis Bikakis. Farsala's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Apostolos Provatidis charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Apostolos Provatidis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th match minute, Katergarides FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apostolos Provatidis to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Farsala's Isidoros Meimarakis tried to score from far away in the 8th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Leonidas Manetas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Zacharopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonidas Manetas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefanos Papadogiannis in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Katergarides FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Paris Chaniotakis hit a great ball. Sakis Bikakis was a little too slow when Nestoras Kaminaroglou got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 2-0. After 22 played minutes Farsala got a freekick which was hit by Kosmas Kakaronis. A collision led to Farsala getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Alekos Botitsis hit a great ball. Stefanos Papadogiannis scored 2-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonidas Manetas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rd minute Stefanos Papadogiannis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonidas Manetas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Farsala's goalkeeper Sakis Bikakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christos Papadopoulos. Sakis Bikakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestoras Kaminaroglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Farsala's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Christos Papadopoulos fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 47th minute Nestoras Kaminaroglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sakis Bikakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nestoras Kaminaroglou to strike the kick off in the second half. When Katergarides FC's Nestoras Kaminaroglou in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Farsala's goalie prevented a goal. Christos Papadopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 66th minute of the match Nikos Vasiliadis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sakis Bikakis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Leonidas Manetas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefanos Papadogiannis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Katergarides FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Petros Skiadopoulos hit a great ball. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Farsala's goalkeeper Sakis Bikakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 80 minutes into the game, Eleftherios Prikourakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Farsala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Katergarides FC the free kick. In the 80th minute, Eleftherios Prikourakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, Nestoras Kaminaroglou notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Farsala's Sakis Bikakis. Sakis Bikakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leonidas Manetas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefanos Papadogiannis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, Paris Chaniotakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Katergarides FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Farsala the free kick. The supporters of Farsala booed when Katergarides FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paris Chaniotakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Isidoros Meimarakis sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Katergarides FC's Leonidas Manetas didn't even have to move. Katergarides FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.