League Play-Off

Tavla
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Charis Pavlakakis got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute of the match Konstantinos Kolobourdas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonis Efthimiadis skillfully saved the ball. Vrasidas Sapanis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Antonis Efthimiadis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Lakerdas in the 7th minute of play forced Tavla BC's goalkeeper Aggelos Barberopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Krioneri FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Iakovos Venetis hit a great ball. Giorgos Digozis took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antonis Efthimiadis. Antonis Efthimiadis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. If Vrasidas Sapanis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Charis Pavlakakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes into the match, Tavla BC's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Lakerdas came free, but Aggelos Barberopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25thth minute of the game Vrasidas Sapanis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Krioneri FC's Antonis Efthimiadis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Krioneri FC's Aggelos Papadimitriou got a free kick in the 26th minute. Tavla BC's Giannis Gitsioudis shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 27th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Antonis Efthimiadis but with some difficulty. Aggelos Barberopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Raptis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vassilis Lakerdas in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aggelos Barberopoulos saved Tavla BC from getting behind. A collision led to Tavla BC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Koulis Kapeliotis hit a great ball. After 37 played minutes Tavla BC got a freekick which was hit by Marinos Papazoudis. Krioneri FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Christodoulos Kostidis in the 39th minute. The corner led Krioneri FC's Christodoulos Kostidis to fire away a dangerous shot which Aggelos Barberopoulos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

A collision led to Krioneri FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Aggelos Papadimitriou hit a great ball. Giannis Gitsioudis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antonis Efthimiadis. Krioneri FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Evaggelos Karatzas's late challenge caught a Tavla BC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evaggelos Karatzas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Krioneri FC's Evaggelos Karatzas got a free kick in the 59th minute. The supporters of Tavla BC booed when Krioneri FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kostas Raptis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th of the match, Charis Pavlakakis tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Aggelos Barberopoulos got in the way and made a wonderful save. If Giorgos Digozis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd match minute, Krioneri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Raptis to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vassilis Lakerdas got free with Aggelos Barberopoulos in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vrasidas Sapanis in the 80th minute of play forced Krioneri FC's goalkeeper Antonis Efthimiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Krioneri FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Digozis came free, but Antonis Efthimiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iakovos Venetis kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Charis Pavlakakis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aggelos Barberopoulos, passed just outside the right post. Charis Pavlakakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Giorgos Digozis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tavla BC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Krioneri FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.