League Play-Off

Savαlia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Savαlia BC's Thalis Eleftherakis 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. Daniil Neophytou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Themis Steliadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Notis Pantazoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. If Babbis Kalapothakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Babbis Kalapothakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Notis Pantazoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniil Neophytou struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Themis Steliadis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for free. Savαlia BC's Themis Steliadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Notis Pantazoulis in the 26th minute of play. In the 31stth minute of the game Notis Pantazoulis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Savαlia BC's Themis Steliadis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of free booed when Savαlia BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chatziantoniou Maragozis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iraklis Nikolopoulos hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Panos Potiroulis was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 34th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Thalis Eleftherakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fanis Stefanatos having to interfere. Fanis Stefanatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thalis Eleftherakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fanis Stefanatos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thalis Eleftherakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Notis Pantazoulis was the one to do the kick off. If Notis Pantazoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Savαlia BC's Themis Steliadis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Savαlia BC from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Notis Pantazoulis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Themis Steliadis was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Daniil Neophytou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Themis Steliadis made a huge save. In the 61st match minute, Savαlia BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanasis Kokotoulis to maneuver through the defense. When Notis Pantazoulis came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the free 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 Notis Pantazoulis couldn't finish the play. If Notis Pantazoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of free booed when Savαlia BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panos Potiroulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fanis Stefanatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thalis Eleftherakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as free's Aris Tsartsikidis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Themis Steliadis. That made the score 0-1 after 84 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Daniil Neophytou managed to get in a good position for a shot. free's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniil Neophytou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Themis Steliadis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Notis Pantazoulis in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Themis Steliadis saved Savαlia BC from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniil Neophytou got free with Themis Steliadis in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Savαlia BC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching free's performance. The match ended with a win for free.