League Play-Off

Lárisa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Lárisa BC's Stratos Roussounelos got a free kick in the 4th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lárisa BC's zone, Viktoras Dourekas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thymios Kazanas came out of the goal and Viktoras Dourekas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 10 played minutes, Sisa FC's Pipis Stratikis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thymios Kazanas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sisa FC reached it. A collision led to Lárisa BC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Stratos Roussounelos hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Viktoras Dourekas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thymios Kazanas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sisa FC's Pipis Stratikis got a free kick in the 15th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Aggelos Chasiotis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lárisa BC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sisa FC the free kick. Sisa FC's Viktoras Dourekas got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Viktoras Dourekas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sisa FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sisa FC's Tasos Panagopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Sisa FC from getting a goal against them. Sisa FC's Tasos Panagopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermis Vrachnos in the 40th minute of play. Sisa FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ermis Vrachnos 42 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. In the 47th minute, Panagiotis Karastamatis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ermis Vrachnos was the one to do the kick off. Tasos Panagopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omiros Papalexiou, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Viktoras Dourekas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tasos Panagopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ntinos Podaras in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Ermis Vrachnos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tasos Panagopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Pipis Stratikis hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermis Vrachnos in the 72nd minute of play forced Sisa FC's goalkeeper Tasos Panagopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omiros Papalexiou in the 73rd minute of play forced Sisa FC's goalkeeper Tasos Panagopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pipis Stratikis kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. If Ermis Vrachnos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tasos Panagopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ntinos Podaras in the 85th minute of the match. Tasos Panagopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermis Vrachnos in the 86th minute of play. If Viktoras Dourekas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes in the game, Aggelos Vryzas fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Thymios Kazanas having to interfere. Thymios Kazanas came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Sisa FC's Viktoras Dourekas. But to his dismay, Viktoras Dourekas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 96 minutes into the game, Stratos Roussounelos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Tasos Panagopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.