League Play-Off

Vitsa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Dimitris Tsinaris started the match with the kick off. Periklis Tsatsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theofanis Kretsos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Kharaktinσs BC's Stathis Tirovolas got control of the ball when Aimilios Kilaidonis tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Theofanis Kretsos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Periklis Tsatsos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kosmas Bosis, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Periklis Tsatsos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fanis Valassis's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Stathis Tirovolas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Tsinaris in the 15th minute of the match. Stathis Tirovolas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Tsinaris in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kharaktinσs BC's goalkeeper Stathis Tirovolas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dimitris Tsinaris in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stathis Tirovolas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute, one of Kharaktinσs BC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kharaktinσs BC. In the 28th minute there was a penalty for Vitsa. Fragiskos Portoulidis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Stathis Tirovolas. 2-0. If Theofanis Kretsos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute, Antonis Anastasopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Periklis Tsatsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Valassis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th match minute, Vitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veniamin Panteliadis to maneuver through the defense. If Theofanis Kretsos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aimilios Kilaidonis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Stathis Tirovolas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Theofanis Kretsos to make the kick off. Periklis Tsatsos was a little too slow when Theofanis Kretsos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 2-2. A collision led to Kharaktinσs BC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Kosmas Bosis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aimilios Kilaidonis in the 61st minute of play forced Kharaktinσs BC's goalkeeper Stathis Tirovolas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aimilios Kilaidonis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stathis Tirovolas having to interfere. Stathis Tirovolas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Tsinaris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aimilios Kilaidonis in the 71st minute of play forced Kharaktinσs BC's goalkeeper Stathis Tirovolas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Vitsa getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Akis Dimitrakis hit a great ball. Dimitris Tsinaris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stathis Tirovolas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Tsinaris in the 85th minute of play. Kharaktinσs BC's Theofanis Kretsos got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antonis Anastasopoulos hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Aimilios Kilaidonis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.