League Play-Off

Thanasaiika
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Aslαnaga BC's zone, Eleftherios Toskas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thrasivoulos Gitas came out of the goal and Eleftherios Toskas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fotis Maladenis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Thrasivoulos Gitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thrasivoulos Gitas made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Eleftherios Toskas sent off a good shot on target. Thrasivoulos Gitas was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Fotis Maladenis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fotis Maladenis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 12th match minute, Thanasaiika BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theocharis Kastanas to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Fanis Panagidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dimitris Tsebelis was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Fanis Panagidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimitris Tsebelis having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christos Salemenidis in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dimitris Tsebelis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thrasivoulos Gitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fotis Maladenis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fanis Panagidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fotis Maladenis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thrasivoulos Gitas having to interfere. Thanasaiika BC's Dimitris Tsebelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Salemenidis in the 41st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Fotis Maladenis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Thanasaiika BC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fotis Maladenis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thrasivoulos Gitas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fotis Maladenis in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thrasivoulos Gitas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fotis Maladenis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thrasivoulos Gitas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fotis Maladenis went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Eleftherios Toskas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thrasivoulos Gitas having to make a save. Christos Daras hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Aslαnaga BC's Thrasivoulos Gitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eleftherios Toskas in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of Thanasaiika BC booed when Aslαnaga BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apostolos Karaveris didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th match minute, Aslαnaga BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Agapidis to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Fotis Maladenis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thrasivoulos Gitas was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Eleftherios Toskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Thrasivoulos Gitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanasaiika BC's Eleftherios Toskas got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 4-1 became the score in the 85th minute when Eleftherios Toskas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Fotis Maladenis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Thrasivoulos Gitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanasaiika BC's Dimitris Tsebelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fanis Panagidis in the 91st minute of play. After some careless play in the Aslαnaga BC defense, Fotis Maladenis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thrasivoulos Gitas. The Aslαnaga BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thrasivoulos Gitas should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Thanasaiika BC were the better team. Thanasaiika BC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.