League Play-Off

Goúrista
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thodoris Tziortzopoulos kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iason Stasinopoulos in the 3rd minute of play forced LokiFire FC's goalkeeper Paris Stelakoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 3rd minute, Loukianos Tamvakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Eustratios Manolios came up free with the goalie in the 6th 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 Eustratios Manolios couldn't finish the play. Eustratios Manolios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anestis Tsionas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Loukianos Tamvakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anestis Tsionas having to interfere. If Loukianos Tamvakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anestis Tsionas was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Loukianos Tamvakis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Loukianos Tamvakis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Anestis Tsionas was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Theagenis Tsamaslidis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Theagenis Tsamaslidis really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Fanis Tzakos hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, LokiFire FC's Loukianos Tamvakis got a free kick in the 31st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Iason Stasinopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. PANATHINAIKOS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Iason Stasinopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paris Stelakoglou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, LokiFire FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandros Dentsas came free, but Paris Stelakoglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Eustratios Manolios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eustratios Manolios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Thanos Lazanas made a precise shot to the right of Paris Stelakoglou. LokiFire FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanos Lazanas in the 45th minute of play forced LokiFire FC's goalkeeper Paris Stelakoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LokiFire FC's Eustratios Manolios got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Thanos Lazanas to strike the kick off in the second half. Eustratios Manolios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Anestis Tsionas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 53rd minute, Eustratios Manolios 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. PANATHINAIKOS FC's Louis Xenitias shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 58th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Paris Stelakoglou but with some difficulty. The referee felt a red card was in order, 59 minutes into the game, when Giorgos Spiliotis put in a rough tackle. The goalkeeper, Paris Stelakoglou, was totally fooled by PANATHINAIKOS FC's Sokratis Batatoudis, who 62 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. PANATHINAIKOS FC's Anestis Tsionas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theagenis Tsamaslidis in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Loukianos Tamvakis notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of PANATHINAIKOS FC's Anestis Tsionas. Anestis Tsionas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nikos Thamnidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Pavlos Tsourekas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When LokiFire FC's Loukianos Tamvakis in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PANATHINAIKOS FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute Eustratios Manolios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anestis Tsionas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LokiFire FC's Eustratios Manolios got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Loukianos Tamvakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 88 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. Loukianos Tamvakis struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Anestis Tsionas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LokiFire FC. Eustratios Manolios scored 5-2 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anestis Tsionas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eustratios Manolios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anestis Tsionas having to interfere. LokiFire FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.