League Play-Off

Ida
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alekos Kalantidis's late challenge caught a Ida's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alekos Kalantidis helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mandαlovon FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 2nd minute. Penalty! Giannis Vakaloglou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Iason Giannikos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iason Giannikos was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Charis Bollos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Charis Bollos really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Theocharis Nikolopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Antonis Pavloulis fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ida's protests and gave Antonis Pavloulis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mandαlovon FC booed when Ida was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonis Pavloulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theocharis Nikolopoulos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giorgos Kolitsidakis having to make a save. Charis Bollos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Iason Giannikos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mandαlovon FC's goalkeeper Iason Giannikos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paraskevas Platis charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paraskevas Platis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st minute, Giannis Vakaloglou 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. 45 minutes into the match, Charis Bollos notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Mandαlovon FC's Iason Giannikos. Iason Giannikos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Charis Bollos was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Mandαlovon FC's zone, Giannis Vakaloglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iason Giannikos came out of the goal and Giannis Vakaloglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Giannis Vakaloglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Giannis Vakaloglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mandαlovon FC's Iason Giannikos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Vakaloglou in the 58th minute of play. If Charis Bollos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Mandαlovon FC's zone, Charis Bollos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iason Giannikos came out of the goal and Charis Bollos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Vakaloglou in the 68th minute of play forced Mandαlovon FC's goalkeeper Iason Giannikos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mandαlovon FC's zone, Charis Bollos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iason Giannikos came out of the goal and Charis Bollos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Ida fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when Ida's Giannis Vakaloglou looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 87 minutes into the game, Mandαlovon FC's Babbis Perakakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giorgos Kolitsidakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Giannis Vakaloglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iason Giannikos having to interfere. If Giannis Vakaloglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iason Giannikos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Mavroudis in the 97th minute of play. Ida walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.