League Play-Off

Kouskoϊnion Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eugenios Katsiaros got the match started through his kick off. Apostolos Masouras made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Alekos Tomaras sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignatios Bouzoukis in the 7th minute of play forced Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's goalkeeper Simos Kakoudakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Ignatios Bouzoukis 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. Viktoras Giotakos charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viktoras Giotakos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Viktoras Giotakos hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Eugenios Katsiaros's late challenge caught a Koutselion's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eugenios Katsiaros helped the player get up and apologised. Eugenios Katsiaros hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The supporters of Koutselion booed when Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Vintras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's Eugenios Katsiaros got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignatios Bouzoukis in the 27th 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 some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Ignatios Bouzoukis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Koutselion's supporters rose to their feet, but Ignatios Bouzoukis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simos Kakoudakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 33 minutes into the match, Alekos Tomaras notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Koutselion's Apostolos Masouras. Apostolos Masouras was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Koutselion were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Panos Zarzopoulos took the corner. Eugenios Karpouzis hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Ignatios Bouzoukis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Simos Kakoudakis made a huge save. In the 66th minute, Simos Karagrigoriou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panos Zarzopoulos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Simos Kakoudakis. Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 68th minute, Simos Karagrigoriou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenios Katsiaros in the 71st minute of play forced Koutselion's goalkeeper Apostolos Masouras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apostolos Masouras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenios Katsiaros, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas's Eugenios Katsiaros in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Koutselion's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Viktoras Giotakos hit a great ball. Eugenios Karpouzis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simos Kakoudakis having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ελπις Εδεσσας-Hellas had won after a very even match.