League Play-Off

Kalpαki
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chrisostomos Machlas kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kalpαki BC's zone, Iakovos Papadopetrakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trifon Kotsopoulos came out of the goal and Iakovos Papadopetrakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Spyros Kavalis in the 13th minute of play forced Ayeranσs's goalkeeper Christos Papagiannatos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Chrisostomos Machlas came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Ayeranσs fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chrisostomos Machlas couldn't finish the play. When Chrisostomos Machlas came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Ayeranσs fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chrisostomos Machlas couldn't finish the play. 35 minutes into the game, Ayeranσs's Stratos Katsiougiannis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Trifon Kotsopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 42ndth minute of the game Chrisostomos Machlas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kalpαki BC's Trifon Kotsopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 43 played minutes Kalpαki BC got a freekick which was hit by Tolis Kosmopoulos. Chrisostomos Machlas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trifon Kotsopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chrisostomos Machlas's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Spyros Kavalis to make the kick off. Spyros Kavalis 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. Stratos Katsiougiannis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trifon Kotsopoulos having to interfere. Stratos Katsiougiannis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 65 minutes, Kostas Petsalnikos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ayeranσs and the Kalpαki BC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ayeranσs getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Kostas Petsalnikos hit a great ball. After having played for 67 minutes, Tasos Kolokithopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kalpαki BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tasos Kolokithopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christos Papagiannatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spyros Kavalis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Takis Mavros during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Kalpαki BC's Trifon Kotsopoulos got control of the ball when Stratos Katsiougiannis tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Kalpαki BC's Fotis Tsitsiridis got a free kick in the 77th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Stratos Katsiougiannis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ayeranσs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stratos Katsiougiannis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Chrisostomos Machlas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ayeranσs's Chrisostomos Machlas got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ayeranσs's Chrisostomos Machlas got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Kalpαki BC's goalkeeper Trifon Kotsopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stratos Katsiougiannis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chrisostomos Machlas in the 96th minute of play forced Kalpαki BC's goalkeeper Trifon Kotsopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Ayeranσs left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kalpαki BC.