League Play-Off

Servota Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Veniamin Telonis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Veniamin Telonis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute Prodromos Koukoulopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simos Kakoudakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Veniamin Telonis made a precise shot to the right of Simos Kakoudakis. Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Panagiotis Nikas's late challenge caught a Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Panagiotis Nikas helped the player get up and apologised. After 22 played minutes Servota BC got a freekick which was hit by Panagiotis Nikas. Kosmas Pittarakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alekos Tomaras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Eugenios Katsiaros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Stamatis Livas's late challenge caught a Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stamatis Livas helped the player get up and apologised. After 36 played minutes Servota BC got a freekick which was hit by Stamatis Livas. When Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's Eugenios Katsiaros in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Servota BC's goalie prevented a goal. Kosmas Pittarakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simos Karagrigoriou in the 45th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Prodromos Koukoulopoulos made a kick off. If Prodromos Koukoulopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alekos Tomaras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugenios Katsiaros 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. Prodromos Koukoulopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simos Kakoudakis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prodromos Koukoulopoulos in the 79th minute of play forced Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's goalkeeper Simos Kakoudakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Prodromos Koukoulopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Servota BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prodromos Koukoulopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st match minute, Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simos Karagrigoriou to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.