League Play-Off

Palaiókipos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thodoris Tziortzopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Palaiókipos FC's Stelios Dimis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustratios Manolios in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th match minute, Palaiókipos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestoras Karidas to maneuver through the defense. Thodoris Tziortzopoulos struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Stelios Dimis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LokiFire FC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aimilios Skalidis got free with Paris Stelakoglou in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stelios Dimis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thodoris Tziortzopoulos in the 15th minute of the match. A collision led to LokiFire FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Eustratios Manolios hit a great ball. Stelios Dimis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustratios Manolios in the 20th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, Sofoklis Lolos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palaiókipos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LokiFire FC the free kick. Sofoklis Lolos hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The excitement rose when LokiFire FC's Loukianos Tamvakis after 25 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Palaiókipos FC's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-1. Eustratios Manolios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stelios Dimis having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Loukianos Tamvakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LokiFire FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palaiókipos FC the free kick. The supporters of Palaiókipos FC booed when LokiFire FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loukianos Tamvakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Nikos Thamnidis made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Palaiókipos FC's Nestoras Karidas. Stelios Dimis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thodoris Tziortzopoulos in the 58th minute of the match. When Thodoris Tziortzopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the LokiFire 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 Thodoris Tziortzopoulos couldn't finish the play. 63 minutes into the match, Thodoris Tziortzopoulos notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Palaiókipos FC's Stelios Dimis. Stelios Dimis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 66 minutes, Eustratios Manolios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LokiFire FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eustratios Manolios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. LokiFire FC's Thodoris Tziortzopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palaiókipos FC's goalkeeper Stelios Dimis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aimilios Skalidis in the 71st minute of play forced LokiFire FC's goalkeeper Paris Stelakoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stelios Dimis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thodoris Tziortzopoulos in the 76th minute of play. Aimilios Skalidis's late challenge caught a LokiFire FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aimilios Skalidis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st minute, Thodoris Tziortzopoulos made a precise shot to the right of Stelios Dimis. Palaiókipos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Loukianos Tamvakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thodoris Tziortzopoulos in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stelios Dimis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 91 minutes into the game, LokiFire FC's Eustratios Manolios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stelios Dimis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. If Fanis Tzakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eustratios Manolios received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stelios Dimis came out and tried to block the shot, but Eustratios Manolios slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 95th minute.