League Play-Off

Erakleion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Prokopis Kourtidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Prokopis Kourtidis came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Nímfai 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 Prokopis Kourtidis couldn't finish the play. Paris Romanos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stratos Chrysafis in the 9th minute of play. Theodosis Karopoulos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 15th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Prokopis Kourtidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erakleion BC's Paris Romanos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stratos Chrysafis in the 26th minute of play. Stamatis Marketis charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stamatis Marketis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Prokopis Kourtidis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 38th minute, Stratos Chrysafis 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. Stratos Chrysafis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Theagenis Moustafidis took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paris Romanos. Paris Romanos 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Prokopis Kourtidis might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paris Romanos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Prokopis Kourtidis ran back to his position shaking his head. Paris Romanos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stratos Chrysafis, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Paris Romanos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stratos Chrysafis in the 57th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Christos Kastrinakis 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 64th match minute, Nímfai FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prokopis Kontargyris to maneuver through the defense. After 67 played minutes Nímfai FC got a freekick which was hit by Theagenis Moustafidis. Stamatis Marketis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stratos Chrysafis struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Paris Romanos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nímfai FC. In the 87thth minute of the game Stratos Chrysafis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Erakleion BC's Paris Romanos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paris Romanos made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Prokopis Kourtidis sent off a good shot on target. In the 94th minute, Christos Kastrinakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erakleion BC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.