League Play-Off

Chrysoϊpolis Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nikos Spilias started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes Kallipιvki got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Xintarianos. The crowd rose to their feet as Thodoris Pantelopoulos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dimitris Bartzokis. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Kallipιvki's goal looked a bit too open when Themistoklis Maragos came free, but Dimitris Bartzokis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lakis Papamichail showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stathis Pagakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Thodoris Pantelopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Dimitris Bartzokis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, Nikos Spilias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Lakis Papamichail was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thodoris Pantelopoulos took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dimitris Bartzokis. Dimitris Bartzokis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Lakis Papamichail showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Spilias in the 43rd minute of the match. Lakis Papamichail showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stathis Pagakis in the 46th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ASTERAS F.C.'s Markos Kounadakis got a free kick in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thodoris Pantelopoulos made a kick off. Themistoklis Maragos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 57 played minutes Kallipιvki got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Giantzis. In the 58th minute, Thodoris Pantelopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ASTERAS F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. A collision led to Kallipιvki getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Stathis Pagakis hit a great ball. Stathis Pagakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lakis Papamichail having to interfere. If Stathis Pagakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The long shot by Argyris Alexakis in the 69th minute really tested Lakis Papamichail's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Kallipιvki's zone, Thodoris Pantelopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimitris Bartzokis came out of the goal and Thodoris Pantelopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th match minute, ASTERAS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgilio Berlanga to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Kallipιvki's Alexis Thomas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. Kallipιvki's Alexis Thomas got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 88 minutes into the game, Zacharias Kostenoglou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kallipιvki's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ASTERAS F.C. the free kick. A collision led to Kallipιvki getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Zacharias Kostenoglou hit a great ball. If Thodoris Pantelopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the ASTERAS F.C. players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.