League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) ΑΟ ΑΜΠΕΛΟΚΗΠΟΙ's Orestis Papoutsiadis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes ΑΟ ΑΜΠΕΛΟΚΗΠΟΙ got a freekick which was hit by Ermis Karatsolis . The supporters of ΑΟ ΑΜΠΕΛΟΚΗΠΟΙ booed when Elafσnisos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giannis Kapogiannopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paraskevas Gikas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stamatis Skountouflas having to interfere. Paraskevas Gikas took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stamatis Skountouflas. Stamatis Skountouflas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Stamatis Skountouflas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Kourtis in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Orestis Papoutsiadis 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. Ermis Karatsolis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 22nd match minute, Elafσnisos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugenios Chronatos to maneuver through the defense. Orestis Papoutsiadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paraskevas Gikas took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stamatis Skountouflas. Stamatis Skountouflas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paraskevas Gikas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ermis Karatsolis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Soufridis having to interfere. Giorgos Soufridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orestis Papoutsiadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikos Stefanopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgos Soufridis having to interfere. When Giannis Kalaitzis fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elafσnisos's protests and gave Giannis Kalaitzis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ΑΟ ΑΜΠΕΛΟΚΗΠΟΙ booed when Elafσnisos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giannis Kalaitzis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Orestis Papoutsiadis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΑΟ ΑΜΠΕΛΟΚΗΠΟΙ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Sakis Loukoumas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Giorgos Soufridis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orestis Papoutsiadis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Giorgos Soufridis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ΑΟ ΑΜΠΕΛΟΚΗΠΟΙ's Pavlos Matsaggos was substituted for Nestoras Skentzos. 71 minutes into the game, ΑΟ ΑΜΠΕΛΟΚΗΠΟΙ's Orestis Papoutsiadis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giorgos Soufridis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. A collision led to Elafσnisos getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Eugenios Chronatos hit a great ball. ΑΟ ΑΜΠΕΛΟΚΗΠΟΙ's Pavlos Matsaggos couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 77th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Elafσnisos. Orestis Papoutsiadis succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. In the 89th minute, Elafσnisos's Paraskevas Gikas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. During the 91st minute of the match Giannis Kalaitzis completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Giannis Kalaitzis a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 92nd minute, Giannis Kalaitzis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.