League Play-Off

Sirαkon Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vlassis Sikalopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Manos Soupidis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanos Stratidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlassis Sikalopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Sirαkon's Paris Mavridis got a free kick in the 11th minute. Stνlia's Manos Soupidis got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Stνlia booed when Sirαkon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordanis Tsorlinis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A nice corner shot did that Lakis Megalios got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thanos Stratidis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanos Stratidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltiadis Zarkadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Stνlia's zone, Giorgos Ioannou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Petros Sentris came out of the goal and Giorgos Ioannou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alkinoos Polimenopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Zacharias Kamelidis's late challenge caught a Stνlia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zacharias Kamelidis helped the player get up and apologised. Zacharias Kamelidis hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nestoras Roubos during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Sirαkon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestoras Roubos to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Vlassis Sikalopoulos notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sirαkon's Thanos Stratidis. Thanos Stratidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 42nd minute, Paris Mavridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, Manos Soupidis notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sirαkon's Thanos Stratidis. Thanos Stratidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giorgos Ioannou to make the kick off. Sirαkon's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Vlassis Sikalopoulos 54 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. In the 58th minute of the match Stelios Menegakis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Petros Sentris showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Alkinoos Polimenopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stνlia's protests and gave Alkinoos Polimenopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. Alkinoos Polimenopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Thanos Stratidis came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Stνlia's Manos Soupidis. But to his dismay, Manos Soupidis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Manos Soupidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Thanos Stratidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlassis Sikalopoulos in the 69th minute of play forced Sirαkon's goalkeeper Thanos Stratidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Stνlia were awarded a corner. Lakis Megalios went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Lakis Megalios almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sirαkon's Thanos Stratidis did a great save. After 73 minutes of play, Sirαkon's Alekos Mytilineos made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petros Sentris was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ntinos Kabantais in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thanos Stratidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alkinoos Polimenopoulos hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Stνlia played a much better game than Sirαkon and deserved their victory. The Sirαkon players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.