League Play-Off

Ariba Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nontas Konstantakis made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Stavros Stavrou sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 12 in the game by Stavros Stavrou from a close distance when the talented Nontas Konstantakis managed to make a qualified save. Xarilaou United's players were relieved. If Panagiotis Balodimos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 minutes of play, Xarilaou United's Panagiotis Balodimos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ermis Bebis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 23 played minutes Mits F.C.I got a freekick which was hit by Ilias Samaratos. In the 24th minute Thomas Kabolis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermis Bebis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of Mits F.C.I:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Xarilaou United:s goal. In the 27th minute, Odysseas Lappas made a precise shot to the right of Ermis Bebis. Mits F.C.I's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 31st minute of the match Dimitris Bakalis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ermis Bebis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ermis Bebis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Kabolis in the 32nd minute of play. After 34 minutes of play, Xarilaou United's Thomas Kabolis made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ermis Bebis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thomas Kabolis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Mits F.C.I's zone, Thomas Kabolis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ermis Bebis came out of the goal and Thomas Kabolis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Babbis Sabanis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Mits F.C.I got a freekick which was hit by Marios Chatzipetrou. Panagiotis Balodimos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andreas Savvas hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Xarilaou United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Odysseas Lappas in the 64th minute. Xarilaou United's Odysseas Lappas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ermis Bebis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Panagiotis Balodimos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Ermis Bebis made a huge save. In the 67th minute, Panagiotis Balodimos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ermis Bebis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Thomas Kabolis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermis Bebis having to interfere. When Konstantinos Pavlakoglou fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xarilaou United's protests and gave Konstantinos Pavlakoglou a yellow card for diving instead. Konstantinos Pavlakoglou hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Babbis Sabanis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Nontas Konstantakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Stavros Stavrou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mits F.C.I's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stavros Stavrou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ilias Samaratos during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Xarilaou United booed when Mits F.C.I was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilias Samaratos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 97 minutes into the game, one of Mits F.C.I:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The Xarilaou United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.