League Play-Off

Toumba Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Loukas Karpodinis started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Takis Katsoulis managed to get in a good position for a shot. PaokEuosmou's supporters rose to their feet, but Takis Katsoulis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anthimos Zacharakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6thth minute of the game Loukas Karpodinis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PaokEuosmou's Pipis Adamakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anthimos Zacharakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Takis Katsoulis in the 10th minute. A collision led to PaokEuosmou getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Lambros Gianniotis hit a great ball. Pipis Adamakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loukas Karpodinis's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, Skourokhσri's Kostas Valsaris got a free kick in the 21st minute. Pipis Adamakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soulis Karaberis in the 27th minute of play. When Lambros Gianniotis fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PaokEuosmou's protests and gave Lambros Gianniotis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Skourokhσri booed when PaokEuosmou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lambros Gianniotis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Loukas Karpodinis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pipis Adamakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soulis Karaberis in the 35th minute of the match. Pipis Adamakis came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Skourokhσri's Loukas Karpodinis. But to his dismay, Loukas Karpodinis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Pipis Adamakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Valsaris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Loukas Karpodinis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Loukas Karpodinis sped through PaokEuosmou's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pipis Adamakis. The PaokEuosmou players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Skourokhσri were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Markos Soupidis made a kick off. Skourokhσri's Soulis Karaberis got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pipis Adamakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukas Karpodinis in the 59th minute of the match. Soulis Karaberis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Soulis Karaberiss short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Pipis Adamakis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Soupidis in the 69th minute of play forced Skourokhσri's goalkeeper Anthimos Zacharakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anthimos Zacharakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Takis Katsoulis's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Soulis Karaberis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Pipis Adamakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Loukas Karpodinis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pipis Adamakis having to interfere. After a rather tough play, PaokEuosmou's Lambros Gianniotis got a free kick in the 80th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Soulis Karaberis could shoot a difficult shot in the 80th minute, which Pipis Adamakis however easily saved by the left post. 82 minutes into the match, PaokEuosmou's goal looked a bit too open when Loukas Karpodinis came free, but Pipis Adamakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute of the match, Loukas Karpodinis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pipis Adamakis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pipis Adamakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Menelaos Kaikis in the 87th minute of the match. Pipis Adamakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukas Karpodinis in the 89th minute of the match. Anthimos Zacharakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Soupidis in the 95th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Skourokhσri walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.