League Play-Off

Olympiko Rome
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thalis Prasomouris got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Kostas Roussounelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evripidis Tsaganos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Lefkópetra BC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ilias Fragis hit a great ball. Evripidis Tsaganos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Roussounelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Kostas Zouganelis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lefkópetra BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kostas Zouganelis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stergios Pathiakakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lakis Labrakis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 14 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in LATZIO FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! LATZIO FC's Stergios Pathiakakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanos Voskopoulos in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, LATZIO FC's Themos Vouzounerakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evripidis Tsaganos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Stergios Pathiakakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thanos Voskopoulos went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Stergios Pathiakakis came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Lefkópetra BC's Kostas Zouganelis. But to his dismay, Kostas Zouganelis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanos Voskopoulos in the 31st minute of play forced LATZIO FC's goalkeeper Stergios Pathiakakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Thanos Voskopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stergios Pathiakakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. After some careless play in the Lefkópetra BC defense, Petros Patistas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Evripidis Tsaganos. The Lefkópetra BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Evripidis Tsaganos should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Lefkópetra BC's Thanos Voskopoulos got a free kick in the 41st minute. Nontas Martinis's late challenge caught a LATZIO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nontas Martinis helped the player get up and apologised. 43 minutes into the match, Lefkópetra BC's goal looked a bit too open when Petros Kapareliotis came free, but Evripidis Tsaganos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LATZIO FC's Petros Patistas got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Petros Patistas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 3-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kostas Zouganelis was the one to do the kick off. Petros Patistas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stergios Pathiakakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanos Voskopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanos Voskopoulos came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stergios Pathiakakis could save by the left post. Petros Patistas scored 4-4 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Evripidis Tsaganos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Lefkópetra BC's zone, Vaggelis Vidas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evripidis Tsaganos came out of the goal and Vaggelis Vidas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kostas Roussounelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, Petros Patistas notched a goal, 5-4, to the right of Lefkópetra BC's Evripidis Tsaganos. Evripidis Tsaganos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Petros Kapareliotis kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Petros Kapareliotis hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute of the match Dimos Papakostis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stergios Pathiakakis skillfully saved the ball. Kostas Roussounelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Evripidis Tsaganos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Geronimakis in the 89th minute of play forced LATZIO FC's goalkeeper Stergios Pathiakakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evripidis Tsaganos came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by LATZIO FC's Kostas Roussounelos. But to his dismay, Kostas Roussounelos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-4. In the 95th match minute, Lefkópetra BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panos Geronimakis to maneuver through the defense. LATZIO FC's Petros Patistas got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. LATZIO FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.