League Play-Off

Amfithιa Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ignatios Vrachos got the match started through his kick off. In the 11th minute, Themis Serdaris left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Siαta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Siαta's Nikos Kabantais sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giannis Kakaronis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Nikos Kabantais ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giannis Kakaronis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Charis Grigoroulis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Pavlos Kanaris when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, Amfithιa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Kabantais came free, but Giannis Kakaronis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Giorgos Philipidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Themis Serdaris's late challenge caught a Amfithιa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Themis Serdaris helped the player get up and apologised. After 45 played minutes Siαta got a freekick which was hit by Themis Serdaris. Ignatios Vrachos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pavlos Kanaris made a fantastic save in the 49th minute, when Charis Grigoroulis sent off a good shot on target. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nikos Kabantais to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Ignatios Vrachos sped through Siαta's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pavlos Kanaris. In the 57th minute, Charis Grigoroulis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nikos Kabantais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giannis Kakaronis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giorgos Philipidis in the 62nd minute. Charis Grigoroulis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Pavlos Kanaris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giorgos Philipidis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 88 minutes into the match, Siαta's goal looked a bit too open when Ignatios Vrachos came free, but Pavlos Kanaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Charis Grigoroulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pavlos Kanaris came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Amfithιa FC's Ignatios Vrachos. But to his dismay, Ignatios Vrachos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. If Charis Grigoroulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.