League Play-Off

Dhorvitsiα Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christodoulos Valassopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. With his leg Prodromos Kaklamanakis managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Dhorvitsiα FC's Avraam Chalkias fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Prodromos Kaklamanakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Demis Sapakis in the 8th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christodoulos Valassopoulos in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trifon Laliotis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Demis Sapakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Demis Sapakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 15 minutes, Demis Sapakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dhorvitsiα FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Demis Sapakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Trifon Laliotis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christodoulos Valassopoulos in the 17th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Demis Sapakis in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Prodromos Kaklamanakis saved Drowning Pool FC from getting behind. Alexandros Kalketenidis kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Christodoulos Valassopoulos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Demis Sapakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dhorvitsiα FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Demis Sapakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prodromos Kaklamanakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nasos Ramfos hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Demis Sapakis made a kick off. When Aris Anagnostakis fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Drowning Pool FC's protests and gave Aris Anagnostakis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute, Aris Anagnostakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miltiadis Boulis succeeded in the game's 60th minute to get real power on a long shot . Drowning Pool FC's Prodromos Kaklamanakis hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 2-0! Prodromos Kaklamanakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avraam Chalkias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Demis Sapakis in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Prodromos Kaklamanakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Christodoulos Valassopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, Dhorvitsiα FC's Demis Sapakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Prodromos Kaklamanakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Avraam Chalkias came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Dhorvitsiα FC 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 Avraam Chalkias couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Drowning Pool FC's Nestoras Bellos got a free kick in the 87th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Drowning Pool FC's zone, Avraam Chalkias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prodromos Kaklamanakis came out of the goal and Avraam Chalkias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Avraam Chalkias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Prodromos Kaklamanakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dionysis Papafanopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trifon Laliotis having to interfere. Dhorvitsiα FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.