League Play-Off

Loxαdha Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) κομαντα's Panos Koumantarakis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Makis Argyriadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkis Kokas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Afrodisiakos FC's Grigoris Labriakos got control of the ball when Dimitris Tavlaridis tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Bekos in the 9th minute of play forced κομαντα's goalkeeper Alkis Kokas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, κομαντα's goal looked a bit too open when Kleon Paraschakis came free, but Alkis Kokas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Makis Argyriadis took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alkis Kokas. Alkis Kokas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Alkis Kokas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Bekos in the 15th minute of play. Kleon Paraschakis scored 0-2 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alkis Kokas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The nice shot from Dimitris Tavlaridis in the 22ndth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Grigoris Labriakos had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Alkis Kokas came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Afrodisiakos FC's Konstantinos Bekos. But to his dismay, Konstantinos Bekos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Alkis Kokas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kleon Paraschakis in the 26th minute of the match. Alkis Kokas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Makis Argyriadis in the 30th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Panos Koumantarakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grigoris Labriakos was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Alkis Kokas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Makis Argyriadis in the 37th minute of the match. Dimitris Tavlaridis scored 1-3 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Grigoris Labriakos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Koumantarakis in the 46th minute of play forced Afrodisiakos FC's goalkeeper Grigoris Labriakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takis Kastanakos in the 49th minute of play forced κομαντα's goalkeeper Alkis Kokas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Makis Argyriadis in the 53rd minute of play forced κομαντα's goalkeeper Alkis Kokas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afrodisiakos FC's Grigoris Labriakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Tavlaridis in the 54th minute of play. Alkis Kokas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Bekos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Konstantinos Bekos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Afrodisiakos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. After a rather tough play, Afrodisiakos FC's Marios Maganaris got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Panos Koumantarakis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Grigoris Labriakos having to make a save. 76 minutes into the game, Makis Argyriadis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Afrodisiakos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave κομαντα the free kick. Takis Kastanakos in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alkis Kokas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Alkis Kokas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Makis Argyriadis in the 94th minute of the match. κομαντα's Panos Koumantarakis got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marios Maganaris hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The Afrodisiakos FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Afrodisiakos FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.