League Play-Off

Khalazσnion Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Thalis Alexidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonis Abaris in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Efthimis Mendrinos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 13 minutes into the match, Khalazσnion's goal looked a bit too open when Thalis Alexidis came free, but Petros Myroforidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petros Myroforidis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chrisostomos Maltezos's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. In the 17th match minute, Agios Kirykos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iosif Kiassos to maneuver through the defense. Petros Myroforidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chrisostomos Maltezos in the 21st minute of the match. Chrisostomos Maltezos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Petros Myroforidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Argyris Ikonomou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Agios Kirykos FC's Efthimis Mendrinos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonis Abaris in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Khalazσnion's Antonis Abaris sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Efthimis Mendrinos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Efthimis Mendrinos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Abaris in the 38th minute of the match. Thalis Alexidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Chrisostomos Maltezos got free in front of the goal in the 46th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Petros Myroforidis was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Chrisostomos Maltezos kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chrisostomos Maltezos to make the kick off. Iraklis Telakos kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Antonis Abaris had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Efthimis Mendrinos. Agios Kirykos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonis Abaris was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Antonis Abaris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petros Myroforidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chrisostomos Maltezos in the 77th minute of play. Theofanis Paraschakis's late challenge caught a Agios Kirykos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Theofanis Paraschakis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th match minute, Khalazσnion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theofanis Paraschakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Antonis Abaris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efthimis Mendrinos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ermis Giannopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Agios Kirykos FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.