League Play-Off

Lakhanσkastron
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Theofanis Mavrigiannakis got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Basílio Henriques who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lakhanσkastron FC's Kostas Iliadis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Theofanis Mavrigiannakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Orestis Giotidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theofanis Mavrigiannakis in the 7th minute of the match. Kostas Iliadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basílio Henriques, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Orestis Giotidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Paparigopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Lakhanσkastron FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Konstantinos Tsounidis hit a great ball. Kostas Iliadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basílio Henriques in the 16th minute of play. Kostas Iliadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basílio Henriques, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Orestis Giotidis made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Sotiris Belevonis sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute Theofanis Mavrigiannakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orestis Giotidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 played minutes CONSTANTINOPLE C.F got a freekick which was hit by Stamatis Kalafatakis. 25 minutes into the match, CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's goal looked a bit too open when Theofanis Mavrigiannakis came free, but Orestis Giotidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantinos Tsounidis during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th match minute, Lakhanσkastron FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinos Tsounidis to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Lakhanσkastron FC's Orestis Giotidis threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Theofanis Mavrigiannakis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Valerios Plexidas's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Kostas Iliadis on his right side and into the goal. 33 minutes into the game it was 0-1. In the 36th minute, Basílio Henriques 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. With a little luck, CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's Orestis Giotidis got control of the ball when Sotiris Belevonis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kostas Iliadis came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's Minas Poulianitis. But to his dismay, Minas Poulianitis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Kostas Iliadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basílio Henriques, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Lakhanσkastron FC's Konstantinos Tsounidis got his second yellow card of the match in the 44th minute. The referee ordered Konstantinos Tsounidis off the ground. In the 45th minute, Konstantinos Tsounidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The crowd rose to their feet as CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's Basílio Henriques slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kostas Iliadis. That made the score 0-3 after 54 minutes of play. Basílio Henriques's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kostas Iliadis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lakhanσkastron FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valerios Plexidas was slow to take the kick. During this time CONSTANTINOPLE C.F's players had a chance to rest. In the 63rd minute CONSTANTINOPLE C.F were awarded a corner. Valerios Plexidas went to the cornerflag to take it. Lakhanσkastron FC's Sotiris Belevonis got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanasis Kaladamis kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Lakhanσkastron FC's goalkeeper Kostas Iliadis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Minas Poulianitis. 89 minutes into the game, Christian Carrios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Kostas Iliadis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kostas Iliadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basílio Henriques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CONSTANTINOPLE C.F played a much better game than Lakhanσkastron FC and deserved their victory. The Lakhanσkastron FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.