League Play-Off

Khorνyi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tasos Milonopoulos kicked off to start the match. Emmanouil Pipinakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 7 minutes into the match, Thanos Geropappas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Khorνyi's Vladimiros Pantelatos. Vladimiros Pantelatos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Khorνyi's Vladimiros Pantelatos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanos Geropappas in the 10th minute of play. After 15 played minutes Khorνyi got a freekick which was hit by Notis Smernos. Giannis Sakellarios made an important save on a dangerous shot by Louis Kareklopoulos in the 20th minute. After a rather tough play, A.O SYROY's Iakovos Mavrakos got a free kick in the 21st minute. 0-2 became the score in the 24th minute when Thanos Geropappas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Notis Smernos hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Thanos Geropappas kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Iakovos Mavrakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiros Pantelatos having to interfere. Louis Kareklopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Giannis Sakellarios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Tasos Milonopoulos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Giannis Sakellarios. That made the score 1-2 in the 38 minute of play. Emmanouil Pipinakis struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Vladimiros Pantelatos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.O SYROY. 47 minutes into the game, Emmanouil Pipinakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Vladimiros Pantelatos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half A.O SYROY were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thanos Geropappas was the one to do the kick off. Iakovos Mavrakos's late challenge caught a Khorνyi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iakovos Mavrakos helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, A.O SYROY's Iakovos Mavrakos got a free kick in the 53rd minute. When Khorνyi's Louis Kareklopoulos in 55 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Giannis Sakellarios guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Louis Kareklopoulos put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Giannis Sakellarios. Emmanouil Pipinakis scored 2-4 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vladimiros Pantelatos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Giannis Sakellarios came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Khorνyi's Tasos Milonopoulos. But to his dismay, Tasos Milonopoulos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. In the 76th minute, Iakovos Mavrakos made a precise shot to the right of Vladimiros Pantelatos. Khorνyi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-5. 82 minutes into the game, Thanos Geropappas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vladimiros Pantelatos. Thanos Geropappas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-6. With a little luck, Khorνyi's Vladimiros Pantelatos got control of the ball when Emmanouil Pipinakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Giannis Sakellarios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Kareklopoulos in the 88th minute of play. After 89 played minutes A.O SYROY got a freekick which was hit by Iakovos Mavrakos. After a defensive mix-up in A.O SYROY's zone, Louis Kareklopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giannis Sakellarios came out of the goal and Louis Kareklopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giannis Sakellarios showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Kareklopoulos in the 92nd minute of the match. If Louis Kareklopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tasos Milonopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giannis Sakellarios having to interfere. When the match was over A.O SYROY could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Khorνyi throughout the match.