League Play-Off

Lekhσnia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kyriakos Sourpis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Louis Karakonstantinou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kyriakos Sourpis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute, Kyriakos Sourpis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bogdanαtika FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Aris Kalivitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyriakos Sourpis in the 10th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Lekhσnia's goal looked a bit too open when Louis Karakonstantinou came free, but Aris Kalivitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyriakos Sourpis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Aris Kalivitis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kyriakos Sourpis struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Aris Kalivitis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bogdanαtika FC. Aris Kalivitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyriakos Sourpis in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Bogdanαtika FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Paschalis Agathatos hit a great ball. Diogenis Petriniotis kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. When Louis Karakonstantinou came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Bogdanαtika FC 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 Louis Karakonstantinou couldn't finish the play. After 35 played minutes Lekhσnia got a freekick which was hit by Fivos Galopoulos. Tilemachos Pagitis hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the match, Bogdanαtika FC's Thanos Chiloudakis broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Kyriakos Sourpis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kyriakos Sourpis in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aris Kalivitis saved Lekhσnia from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Thodoris Nanos made the kick off in the second half. If Kyriakos Sourpis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Lekhσnia's zone, Louis Karakonstantinou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aris Kalivitis came out of the goal and Louis Karakonstantinou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th minute, Lekhσnia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Louis Karakonstantinou fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tilemachos Pagitis during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lekhσnia's Tilemachos Pagitis got a free kick in the 68th minute. Kyriakos Sourpis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Aris Kalivitis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Leonidas Kakogiannis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lekhσnia's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonidas Kakogiannis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christoforos Kefaloukos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fivos Galopoulos's late challenge caught a Bogdanαtika FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fivos Galopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. Lekhσnia's Aris Kalivitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyriakos Sourpis in the 78th minute of play. Lekhσnia's Aris Kalivitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyriakos Sourpis in the 82nd minute of play. A collision led to Lekhσnia getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Adamantios Kontidis hit a great ball. Bogdanαtika FC's Louis Karakonstantinou got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Aris Kalivitis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyriakos Sourpis in the 96th minute of play forced Lekhσnia's goalkeeper Aris Kalivitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Louis Karakonstantinou struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Aris Kalivitis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bogdanαtika FC. The Lekhσnia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bogdanαtika FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.