League Play-Off

LEOFOROS
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miltiadis Drakopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Themis Peridis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alkis Spiliotis struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Renos Prokovas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PANATHINAIKOS. 8 minutes into the match, Nikos Kioubouroglou notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Rαdhon FC's Renos Prokovas. Renos Prokovas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 11th minute, Nikos Kioubouroglou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PANATHINAIKOS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Nikos Kioubouroglou's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 14thth minute, Renos Prokovas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. PANATHINAIKOS's Nikos Kioubouroglou was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 14th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Babbis Charisteas hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. If Nikos Kioubouroglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 21 played minutes Rαdhon FC got a freekick which was hit by Leonidas Paspalakis. The long shot by Antonis Kaliakatsos in the 22nd minute really tested Renos Prokovas's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Nikos Kioubouroglou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Renos Prokovas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Themis Peridis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute, Themis Peridis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eugenios Kalouptsidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akakios Palaviaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Renos Prokovas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Kioubouroglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Miltiadis Drakopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenios Kalouptsidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugenios Kalouptsidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Fragou in the 43rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Fragou in the 46th minute of play forced PANATHINAIKOS's goalkeeper Eugenios Kalouptsidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nikos Kioubouroglou to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Vladimiros Boutaris was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rαdhon FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PANATHINAIKOS the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rαdhon FC's Vladimiros Boutaris got a free kick in the 51st minute. If Themis Peridis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Nikos Kioubouroglou sped through Rαdhon FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Renos Prokovas. In the 62ndth minute of the game Nikos Kioubouroglou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rαdhon FC's Renos Prokovas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nikos Kioubouroglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renos Prokovas having to interfere. Rαdhon FC's Renos Prokovas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alkis Spiliotis in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Nikos Kioubouroglou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Renos Prokovas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nikos Kioubouroglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the match, Nikos Kioubouroglou notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Rαdhon FC's Renos Prokovas. Renos Prokovas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nikos Kioubouroglou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Renos Prokovas having to make a save. 82 minutes into the match, PANATHINAIKOS's Alkis Spiliotis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Renos Prokovas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 83 minutes into the game, Vassilis Adamakos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rαdhon FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PANATHINAIKOS the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rαdhon FC's Vassilis Adamakos got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 85 minutes, Nikos Kioubouroglou made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. Rαdhon FC's Renos Prokovas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Eugenios Kalouptsidis was a little too slow when Miltiadis Drakopoulos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 8-1. Eugenios Kalouptsidis made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Panos Fragou sent off a good shot on target. Alkis Spiliotis took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Renos Prokovas. Renos Prokovas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-1.