League Play-Off

Khamilon Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Timos Maratos came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Khortos FC's Petros Anastasakis. But to his dismay, Petros Anastasakis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Paris Maintanos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Paris Maintanos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Paris Maintanos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Kakogiannis in the 22nd minute of play. Paris Maintanos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iakovos Mountakis in the 24th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Paris Maintanos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Ignatios Bozidis came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Khamilon BC 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 Ignatios Bozidis couldn't finish the play. Vaggelis Kyriakidis might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Timos Maratos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vaggelis Kyriakidis ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petros Anastasakis in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Timos Maratos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paris Maintanos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orestis Leontaras in the 42nd minute. Paris Maintanos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iakovos Mountakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petros Anastasakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iakovos Mountakis to make the kick off. Vaggelis Kyriakidis struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Timos Maratos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khortos FC. Timos Maratos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petros Anastasakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. A collision led to Khortos FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Fotis Chatzidimos hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Petros Anastasakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Timos Maratos was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Khortos FC's Paris Maintanos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Kakogiannis in the 77th minute of play. Marios Vitalis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paris Maintanos having to interfere. 84 minutes into the game, Khamilon BC's Iakovos Mountakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paris Maintanos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. If Petros Anastasakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Khamilon BC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.