League Play-Off

GALATSI STADIUM
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) MAVROGATOS FC's Dimitris Papadamopoulos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sakis Massoutass short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Nikitas Papaikonomou to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Viktoras Bibilas came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the santa ARGENTINA 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 Viktoras Bibilas couldn't finish the play. Aris Louvaris's late challenge caught a MAVROGATOS FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aris Louvaris helped the player get up and apologised. Aris Louvaris kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Viktoras Bibilas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viktoras Bibilas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sotos Samanoglou having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in MAVROGATOS FC's zone, Viktoras Bibilas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sotos Samanoglou came out of the goal and Viktoras Bibilas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute, Christoforos Basinas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sotos Samanoglou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Nikitas Papaikonomou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Papadamopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The supporters of MAVROGATOS FC booed when santa ARGENTINA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aris Louvaris didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, MAVROGATOS FC's Thanasis Karagiannis tried to score from far away in the 44th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Nikitas Papaikonomou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sakis Massoutas in the 46th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viktoras Bibilas to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of MAVROGATOS FC booed when santa ARGENTINA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktoras Bibilas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute Dimitris Papadamopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikitas Papaikonomou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitris Papadamopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sakis Massoutas struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Nikitas Papaikonomou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MAVROGATOS FC. Dimitris Papadamopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Nikitas Papaikonomou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Dimitris Papadamopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikitas Papaikonomou was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 87 minutes into the match, MAVROGATOS FC's goalkeeper Sotos Samanoglou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christoforos Basinas. When Babbis Valassopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MAVROGATOS FC's protests and gave Babbis Valassopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. 90 minutes into the match, Viktoras Bibilas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sotos Samanoglou, 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.