League Play-Off

Agios Akakios
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Fanis Persidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 6th minute, Grigoris Vasakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the game, one of Ithσmis:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A collision led to Ithσmis getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Kosmas Kapetanos hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fanis Persidis in the 14th minute of play forced Ithσmis's goalkeeper Vassilis Boulakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th match minute, Ithσmis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Tsobanis to maneuver through the defense. Vassilis Boulakos acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 17th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Pavlos Papoulis. In the 28th minute Ithσmis were awarded a corner. Vaggelis Tsobanakis went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Ithσmis booed when Agios Akakios was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavlos Papoulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agios Akakios's Chatziantoniou Kakarnakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marinos Babiniotis in the 31st minute of play. Babbis Vovos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Vassilis Boulakos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fanis Persidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Vassilis Boulakos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fanis Persidis to strike the kick off in the second half. Vassilis Boulakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Vovos in the 52nd minute of play. Marinos Babiniotis struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Chatziantoniou Kakarnakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ithσmis. In the 56th minute Marinos Babiniotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chatziantoniou Kakarnakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Agios Akakios's Marinos Tsoflidis got a free kick in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the game, Marinos Babiniotis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Chatziantoniou Kakarnakis. Marinos Babiniotis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. In the 62nd minute Fanis Persidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Boulakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Babbis Vovos 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 66th minute, Fanis Persidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Agios Akakios fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Marinos Babiniotis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Chatziantoniou Kakarnakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st match minute, Ithσmis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Tsobanis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fanis Persidis in the 75th minute of play forced Ithσmis's goalkeeper Vassilis Boulakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fanis Persidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Vassilis Boulakos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Apostolis Katsavos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Apostolis Katsavos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vassilis Boulakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Persidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ithσmis's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.