League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Timos Iliadis started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Panos Asimakopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, thunderbolt melikon fc's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Asimakopoulos came free, but Ilias Karfopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andreas Patsatzoglou during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th match minute, Golden Eagle Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Patsatzoglou to maneuver through the defense. After 13 played minutes, Golden Eagle Fc's Pantelis Spyrakos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ilias Karfopoulos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Golden Eagle Fc reached it. If Timos Iliadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden Eagle Fc's goalkeeper Miltiadis Karatassos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Timos Iliadis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Miltiadis Karatassos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Timos Iliadis came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the thunderbolt melikon fc 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 Timos Iliadis couldn't finish the play. Pantelis Spyrakos's late challenge caught a thunderbolt melikon fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pantelis Spyrakos helped the player get up and apologised. 41 minutes into the match, thunderbolt melikon fc's Christodoulos Charalambakos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 47 minutes, Panos Asimakopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Golden Eagle Fc and the thunderbolt melikon fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Enol Ecija had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theofanis Poniridis in the 56th minute of play forced Golden Eagle Fc's goalkeeper Miltiadis Karatassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Timos Iliadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, thunderbolt melikon fc's Enol Ecija sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Miltiadis Karatassos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to thunderbolt melikon fc getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Loukas Karmiris hit a great ball. thunderbolt melikon fc's Christos Petsoukis was substituted for Nikos Katelis. A collision led to thunderbolt melikon fc getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Loukas Karmiris hit a great ball. The supporters of Golden Eagle Fc booed when thunderbolt melikon fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loukas Karmiris didn't get a good kick on the ball. thunderbolt melikon fc's Aris Katsapis was substituted for Enol Ecija. After a rather tough play, thunderbolt melikon fc's Loukas Karmiris got a free kick in the 67th minute. Miltiadis Karatassos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aris Katsapis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Timos Iliadis 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. In the 84th minute, Golden Eagle Fc's Panos Asimakopoulos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ilias Karfopoulos. Ilias Karfopoulos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. In the 88th match minute, Golden Eagle Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Balafas to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The thunderbolt melikon fc fans cheered their team off the field, for while Golden Eagle Fc had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.