League Play-Off

Kouvarαs Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Periklis Katevatis made the kick off and thus started the match. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Periklis Katevatis put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mehmet Arif Batıkan. Mehmet Arif Batıkan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Periklis Katevatis in the 8th minute of the match. Periklis Katevatis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 18 minutes, Periklis Katevatis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kouvarαs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Periklis Katevatis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Periklis Katevatis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehmet Arif Batıkan was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. A hard shot 25 in the game by Makis Lagonikakis from a close distance when the talented Mehmet Arif Batıkan managed to make a qualified save. Skala Pakhoniou's players were relieved. Periklis Katevatis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A hard shot 29 in the game by Makis Lagonikakis from a close distance when the talented Mehmet Arif Batıkan managed to make a qualified save. Skala Pakhoniou's players were relieved. Thomas Maras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anastasios Dabizas having to interfere. Mehmet Arif Batıkan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Makis Lagonikakis in the 41st minute. Thomas Maras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Thomas Maras made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Makis Lagonikakis in the 53rd minute of play forced Skala Pakhoniou's goalkeeper Mehmet Arif Batıkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Takis Boulikakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skala Pakhoniou's supporters crossed their fingers, but Takis Boulikakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manos Logarakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mehmet Arif Batıkan came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Kouvarαs's Periklis Katevatis. But to his dismay, Periklis Katevatis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 65 minutes into the match, Makis Lagonikakis notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Skala Pakhoniou's Mehmet Arif Batıkan. Mehmet Arif Batıkan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 67th minute, Makis Lagonikakis 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. After a rather tough play, Skala Pakhoniou's Thomas Maras got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Periklis Katevatis came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Kouvarαs 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 Periklis Katevatis couldn't finish the play. Makis Lagonikakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Mehmet Arif Batıkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Periklis Katevatis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mehmet Arif Batıkan was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Skala Pakhoniou's Mehmet Arif Batıkan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Periklis Katevatis in the 80th minute of play. Mehmet Arif Batıkan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Makis Lagonikakis in the 81st minute of play. Periklis Katevatis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehmet Arif Batıkan having to make a save. In the 93rd minute, Takis Boulikakis 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. Takis Boulikakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anastasios Dabizas having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Manos Logarakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Skala Pakhoniou fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Many of Skala Pakhoniou's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Skala Pakhoniou may have spent more time on the ball, but Kouvarαs were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.