League Play-Off

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kostas Prokopeas kicked off to start the match. Tolis Gavrilidis took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aris Kamaras. Aris Kamaras dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When Koulis Krotidis came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Vitαlion BC 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 Koulis Krotidis couldn't finish the play. When Vitαlion BC's Koulis Krotidis in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympiacos FC's goalie prevented a goal. Sotiris Michalolias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Prokopeas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Vitαlion BC booed when Olympiacos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaios Strevlos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute Kostas Prokopeas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sotiris Michalolias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Prokopeas in the 18th minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Sotiris Michalolias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolis Gavrilidis in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aris Kamaras, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Aris Kamaras made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tolis Gavrilidis in the 22nd minute. When Vitαlion BC's Kostas Prokopeas in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympiacos FC's goalie prevented a goal. Eustratios Passalis kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Kostas Prokopeas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sotiris Michalolias having to interfere. After 33 minutes, Fokas Kalaboukas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vitαlion BC and the Olympiacos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vlassis Venieris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Aris Kamaras tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the game, Christos Kalimanis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olympiacos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vitαlion BC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Olympiacos FC's Christos Kalimanis got a free kick in the 38th minute. Sotiris Michalolias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kostas Prokopeas's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Vlassis Venieris took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Aris Kamaras to make any attempt to save it. Aris Kamaras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlassis Venieris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vlassis Venieris stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Olympiacos FC's Stavros Efthimidis got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Sotiris Michalolias acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 54th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nikos Petkakis. In the 56th minute, Vlassis Venieris made a precise shot to the right of Aris Kamaras. Vitαlion BC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 59 minutes into the match, Vitαlion BC's goal looked a bit too open when Vlassis Venieris came free, but Aris Kamaras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aris Kamaras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tolis Gavrilidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Fokas Kalaboukas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlassis Venieris in the 63rd minute of play forced Vitαlion BC's goalkeeper Aris Kamaras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Vitαlion BC's goal looked a bit too open when Tolis Gavrilidis came free, but Aris Kamaras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tolis Gavrilidis took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aris Kamaras. Aris Kamaras dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Vlassis Venieris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aris Kamaras having to interfere. Aris Kamaras came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Olympiacos FC's Tolis Gavrilidis. But to his dismay, Tolis Gavrilidis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. A collision led to Vitαlion BC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Koulis Krotidis hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vlassis Venieris in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aris Kamaras saved Vitαlion BC from getting behind. Tolis Gavrilidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aris Kamaras having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Tolis Gavrilidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aris Kamaras. Vitαlion BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tolis Gavrilidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. 89 minutes into the match, Vitαlion BC's goal looked a bit too open when Vlassis Venieris came free, but Aris Kamaras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vaios Strevlos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Vlassis Venieris's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aris Kamaras was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.