League Play-Off

Athletic AthensArena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Viktor Benke kicked off to start the match. Giannis Kalaboukas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Poursanidis in the 7th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, Káto Theodoráki's Stratos Bamias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Koulis Psikos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 14 played minutes Káto Theodoráki got a freekick which was hit by Renos Iakovatos. Viktor Benke could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Giannis Kalaboukas made a huge save. Koulis Psikos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Omiros Anagnostou's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. In the 21st match minute, Káto Theodoráki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Karamichalos to maneuver through the defense. Viktor Benke recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th minute, Stratos Bamias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Koulis Psikos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 35th match minute, Káto Theodoráki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Nikolaidis to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Káto Theodoráki booed when Athletic Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eikki Hinn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Koulis Psikos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Babbis Nikolaidis in the 40th minute of the match. Koulis Psikos came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Káto Theodoráki's Stratos Bamias. But to his dismay, Stratos Bamias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3.

Andreas Poursanidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giannis Kalaboukas having to interfere. Giannis Kalaboukas came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Athletic Athens's Viktor Benke. But to his dismay, Viktor Benke quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Athletic Athens's Koulis Psikos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Athletic Athens from getting a goal against them. After 75 minutes of play, Káto Theodoráki's Omiros Anagnostou made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Koulis Psikos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 80th minute, Omiros Anagnostou made a precise shot to the right of Koulis Psikos. Athletic Athens's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. Koulis Psikos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stratos Bamias, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After a rather tough play, Athletic Athens's Eikki Hinn got a free kick in the 88th minute. Koulis Psikos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stratos Bamias in the 95th minute of the match. Káto Theodoráki played a much better game than Athletic Athens and deserved their victory. The Athletic Athens players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.