League Play-Off

HELL ARENA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) New old boys's Vassilis Terzis got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thodoris Vaxevanakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Kabouridis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Heraklion BC's Renos Theriaklis got a free kick in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, New old boys's Pavlos Asimakoglou broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 15th minute, Panagiotis Kabouridis made a precise shot to the right of Thodoris Vaxevanakis. New old boys's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 18th match minute, Heraklion BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilias Nebegleras to maneuver through the defense. Ilias Nebegleras hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Alkaios Vakros managed to get in a good position for a shot. New old boys's supporters rose to their feet, but Alkaios Vakros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fivos Zazas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Panagiotis Vouras's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thodoris Vaxevanakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Thodoris Vaxevanakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panagiotis Vouras, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. If Alkaios Vakros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ntinos Tsoros charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ntinos Tsoros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ntinos Tsoros kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The New old boys players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Heraklion BC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alkaios Vakros to make the kick off. Ilias Nebegleras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alkaios Vakros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Fivos Zazas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to New old boys getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Nikos Kostaras hit a great ball. Panagiotis Vouras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Thodoris Vaxevanakis made a huge save. New old boys's Thodoris Vaxevanakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Kabouridis in the 58th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simos Veziropoulos during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st match minute, New old boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simos Veziropoulos to maneuver through the defense. If Panagiotis Vouras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thodoris Vaxevanakis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Heraklion BC's Panagiotis Kabouridis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Ilias Nebegleras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Panagiotis Kabouridis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Panagiotis Vouras came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Heraklion 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 Panagiotis Vouras couldn't finish the play. After 81 played minutes New old boys got a freekick which was hit by Pavlos Asimakoglou. After a defensive mix-up in New old boys's zone, Panagiotis Kabouridis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thodoris Vaxevanakis came out of the goal and Panagiotis Kabouridis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Heraklion BC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.