League Play-Off

Rαdhon Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miltiadis Drakopoulos got the match started through his kick off. If Giotis Kastanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 4 minutes, Babbis Charisteas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rαdhon FC and the Poliana players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 4 played minutes Rαdhon FC got a freekick which was hit by Babbis Charisteas. Renos Prokovas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giotis Kastanakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Giorgos Tiganidis 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 12th minute, Giotis Kastanakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panos Rodopoulos hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Renos Prokovas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Tiganidis in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Tiganidis in the 18th minute of play forced Rαdhon FC's goalkeeper Renos Prokovas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Giorgos Tiganidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Poliana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giorgos Tiganidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A hard shot by Panos Rodopoulos from long distance, 26 minutes into the match, got Tilemachos Giannakis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Miltiadis Drakopoulos struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Tilemachos Giannakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rαdhon FC. Giorgos Tiganidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute Giotis Kastanakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renos Prokovas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 38 minutes, Miltiadis Drakopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rαdhon FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miltiadis Drakopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tilemachos Giannakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miltiadis Drakopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Tilemachos Giannakis made a fantastic save in the 49th minute, when Panos Fragou sent off a good shot on target.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Giorgos Tiganidis to strike the kick off in the second half. Stelios Sarafidis kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Giotis Kastanakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Poliana fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 73 minutes into the game, Panos Fragou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Tilemachos Giannakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tilemachos Giannakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miltiadis Drakopoulos's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Tilemachos Giannakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Fragou in the 81st minute of play. If Panos Fragou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panos Fragou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Fragou in the 92nd minute of play forced Poliana's goalkeeper Tilemachos Giannakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.