League Play-Off

Khαrkia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fondas Kostarakis got the match started through his kick off. Skourokhσri's Anthimos Zacharakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fondas Kostarakis in the 7th minute of play. If Menelaos Kaikis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Menelaos Kaikis during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Menelaos Kaikis kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Khαrkia FC's Spyros Maropoulos shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 18th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Anthimos Zacharakis but with some difficulty. Eustratios Mavrogenidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Loukas Karpodinis went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 25th minute, Ignatios Garpozis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Skourokhσri getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Kostas Valsaris hit a great ball. Fondas Kostarakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthimos Zacharakis having to interfere. Fondas Kostarakis in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anthimos Zacharakis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukas Karpodinis in the 36th minute of play forced Khαrkia FC's goalkeeper Eustratios Mavrogenidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustratios Mavrogenidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukas Karpodinis in the 37th minute of play. Fondas Kostarakis struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Anthimos Zacharakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khαrkia FC. Fondas Kostarakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthimos Zacharakis having to interfere. Kostas Valsaris kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Skourokhσri's Anthimos Zacharakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Skourokhσri from getting a goal against them. In the 46th minute of the match, Ignatios Garpozis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Anthimos Zacharakis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Loukas Karpodinis to make the kick off. Ignatios Garpozis struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Anthimos Zacharakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khαrkia FC. Loukas Karpodinis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Eustratios Mavrogenidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eustratios Mavrogenidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loukas Karpodinis, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Khαrkia FC's Eustratios Mavrogenidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukas Karpodinis in the 59th minute of play. Fondas Kostarakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthimos Zacharakis having to interfere. Eustratios Mavrogenidis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Thanasis Stavroulis. Loukas Karpodinis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Eustratios Mavrogenidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Menelaos Kaikis was shown his second yellow card after 71 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Skourokhσri getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Menelaos Kaikis hit a great ball. If Fondas Kostarakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Soulis Karaberis struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Eustratios Mavrogenidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skourokhσri. Themos Avramidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Eustratios Mavrogenidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anthimos Zacharakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ignatios Garpozis went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Skourokhσri's zone, Ignatios Garpozis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anthimos Zacharakis came out of the goal and Ignatios Garpozis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ignatios Garpozis might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anthimos Zacharakis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ignatios Garpozis ran back to his position shaking his head. Soulis Karaberis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Eustratios Mavrogenidis made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Ignatios Garpozis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khαrkia FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ignatios Garpozis 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. Ignatios Garpozis struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Anthimos Zacharakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khαrkia FC. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.