League Play-Off

Mesochóra
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Apostolis Theodorakis got the match started through his kick off. If Filippos Fotiadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Efthimis Minotis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Menios Varemenos. Mesochóra FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kosmas Panagakos charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kosmas Panagakos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Apostolis Theodorakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Menios Varemenos was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolis Theodorakis in the 13th minute of play forced Mesochóra FC's goalkeeper Menios Varemenos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Apostolis Theodorakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menios Varemenos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15thth minute of the game Filippos Fotiadis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mesochóra FC's Menios Varemenos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Koriskhαdhes FC's zone, Dorotheos Kostaras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimiros Nikolaidis came out of the goal and Dorotheos Kostaras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Apostolis Theodorakis came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Koriskhαdhes 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 Apostolis Theodorakis couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Mesochóra FC booed when Koriskhαdhes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kosmas Panagakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mesochóra FC's zone, Apostolis Theodorakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menios Varemenos came out of the goal and Apostolis Theodorakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the match, Koriskhαdhes FC's Apostolis Theodorakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Menios Varemenos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 38 played minutes Mesochóra FC got a freekick which was hit by Makis Karamanis. Menios Varemenos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippos Fotiadis in the 41st minute of play. Dorotheos Kostaras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Vladimiros Nikolaidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Petros Pallis made a kick off. Apostolis Theodorakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Menios Varemenos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Apostolis Theodorakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menios Varemenos having to interfere. The supporters of Koriskhαdhes FC booed when Mesochóra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alekos Chatzipanagis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vladimiros Nikolaidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manos Tsakonas in the 67th minute of the match. After 68th play minutes Filippos Fotiadis shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Menios Varemenos and just under the crossbar into goal. With his leg Menios Varemenos managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Koriskhαdhes FC's Filippos Fotiadis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Apostolis Theodorakis came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Koriskhαdhes 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 Apostolis Theodorakis couldn't finish the play. Filippos Fotiadis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 79 minutes of play Mesochóra FC's Makis Karamanis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Makis Karamanis hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. If Filippos Fotiadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 83 minutes into the match, Mesochóra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Apostolis Theodorakis came free, but Menios Varemenos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Apostolis Theodorakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Menios Varemenos was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. When Dorotheos Kostaras came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Mesochóra 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 Dorotheos Kostaras couldn't finish the play. Apostolis Theodorakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menios Varemenos having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Mesochóra FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Apostolis Theodorakis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.