League Play-Off

Paralia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antonis Kouretzis started the match with the kick off. Antonis Metaxas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Errikos Schinas in the 4th minute of play. After some careless play in the Paralia defense, Errikos Schinas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonis Metaxas. The Paralia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonis Metaxas should have stopped the shot. Antonis Metaxas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tilemachos Tranos in the 10th minute of play. After 14 played minutes, dodoni eagles's Eustratios Kolas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Antonis Metaxas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in dodoni eagles reached it. In the 15th match minute, Paralia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Proussalidis to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute of the match Errikos Schinas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonis Metaxas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tilemachos Tranos in the 19th minute of play forced Paralia's goalkeeper Antonis Metaxas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Stratos Siobolos could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Zinon Kaloritis however easily saved by the left post. When Paralia's Antonis Kouretzis in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye dodoni eagles's goalie prevented a goal. Tilemachos Tranos charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tilemachos Tranos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Antonis Metaxas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tilemachos Tranos's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. A collision led to dodoni eagles getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Evripidis Zikos hit a great ball. Zinon Kaloritis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Kouretzis in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half dodoni eagles were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Tilemachos Tranos made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Antonis Kouretzis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paralia's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonis Kouretzis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zinon Kaloritis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stratos Siobolos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. dodoni eagles's Zinon Kaloritis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonis Kouretzis in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonis Kouretzis in the 66th minute of play forced dodoni eagles's goalkeeper Zinon Kaloritis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Errikos Schinas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th match minute, Paralia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stamatis Pavlatos to maneuver through the defense. If Errikos Schinas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Tilemachos Sourpis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Antonis Metaxas managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when dodoni eagles's Tilemachos Tranos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, dodoni eagles's Eustratios Kolas got a free kick in the 92nd minute. dodoni eagles's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.