League Play-Off

PAS GIANNENA
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kostas Mitrakoglou started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Vaggelis Fotoulis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nektarios Karouzos. Vaggelis Fotoulis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 12th minute, Thanasis Mantas made a precise shot to the right of Nektarios Karouzos. Agrνdhion's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Thanasis Mantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Nektarios Karouzos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vaggelis Fotoulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nektarios Karouzos having to interfere. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Agrνdhion's goalkeeper Nektarios Karouzos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanasis Mantas 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. Vaggelis Fotoulis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute, Vaggelis Fotoulis 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. In the 45th minute, one of Π.Α.Σ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Π.Α.Σ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Agrνdhion. Petros Pouliadis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ulf Pedersson. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Vaggelis Fotoulis made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Π.Α.Σ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Mitrakoglou came free, but Ulf Pedersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konstantinos Papaiakovou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Agrνdhion's goalkeeper Nektarios Karouzos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Konstantinos Papaiakovou came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Agrνdhion 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 Konstantinos Papaiakovou couldn't finish the play. In the 60th minute, Kostas Mitrakoglou 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. The supporters of Agrνdhion booed when Π.Α.Σ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugenios Theodorakoglou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agrνdhion's attack was well implemented in the 69th minute, but when Kostas Mitrakoglou was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Kostas Mitrakoglou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ulf Pedersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nektarios Karouzos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanasis Mantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulf Pedersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Mitrakoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Π.Α.Σ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ's Zacharias Logothetis got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Π.Α.Σ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Agrνdhion had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.