League Play-Off

Metrodome Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aris Kapagiannidis made the kick off which started today's match. Aris Kapagiannidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th minute, Akis Saltsidis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Nektarios Katritsis, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thodoris Kapsimalis in the 12th minute of play forced The Legend of Koutoumoύ's goalkeeper Marinos Kazantzos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When The Legend of Koutoumoύ's Akis Saltsidis in 13 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Nektarios Katritsis guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. A collision led to Longσs getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Lambis Kostoulas hit a great ball. Argyris Giannakopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Nektarios Katritsis made a huge save. With a little luck, Longσs's Nektarios Katritsis got control of the ball when Grigoris Tsirelas tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Akis Saltsidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nektarios Katritsis was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the game, The Legend of Koutoumoύ's Argyris Giannakopoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nektarios Katritsis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Argyris Giannakopoulos struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Nektarios Katritsis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Legend of Koutoumoύ. After a rather tough play, Longσs's Iakovos Kominatos got a free kick in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

If Akis Saltsidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Longσs's Nektarios Katritsis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argyris Giannakopoulos in the 54th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Longσs fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! A collision led to The Legend of Koutoumoύ getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Grigoris Tsirelas hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Aris Thiakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Akis Saltsidis made a precise shot to the right of Nektarios Katritsis. Longσs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Kostas Stoubos's late challenge caught a Longσs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kostas Stoubos helped the player get up and apologised. Longσs's Thomas Vlastaras couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for The Legend of Koutoumoύ. In the 79th minute, Telis Panoutsos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lambis Kostoulas hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute of the match Vaggelis Mantzios sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nektarios Katritsis skillfully saved the ball. Nektarios Katritsis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Akis Saltsidis's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. When Akis Saltsidis came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the The Legend of Koutoumoύ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Akis Saltsidis couldn't finish the play. Nektarios Katritsis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Argyris Giannakopoulos went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Thomas Vlastaras hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. After 97 played minutes, The Legend of Koutoumoύ's Vaggelis Mantzios shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nektarios Katritsis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Legend of Koutoumoύ reached it. If Akis Saltsidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Legend of Koutoumoύ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Longσs for a fine match.