League Play-Off

Longσs Stadium
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. Aris Kapagiannidis started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes in the game, Aris Kapagiannidis fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Thanasis Kelaidonis having to interfere. Thodoris Kapsimalis charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thodoris Kapsimalis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Longσs getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Thodoris Kapsimalis hit a great ball. Antonis Skopidis'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. Antonis Skopidis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th minute, Antonis Skopidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Yeroakónas BC's zone, Aris Kapagiannidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thanasis Kelaidonis came out of the goal and Aris Kapagiannidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yeroakónas BC's Thanasis Kelaidonis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aris Kapagiannidis in the 14th minute of play. Longσs's Nektarios Katritsis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogenis Peroulis in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Filippos Siafakas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nektarios Katritsis was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Lambis Kostoulas hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Longσs's Nektarios Katritsis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogenis Peroulis in the 24th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Diogenis Peroulis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nektarios Katritsis. Longσs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diogenis Peroulis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Yeroakónas BC booed when Longσs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Telis Iatridis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filippos Siafakas struck a weak shot in the 37th 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 Yeroakónas BC. Giannis Karmiris kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Thanasis Kelaidonis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Vlastaras in the 40th minute of play. Thanasis Kelaidonis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thodoris Kapsimalis in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Filippos Siafakas made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Thodoris Kapsimalis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thanasis Kelaidonis was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. A collision led to Yeroakónas BC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Vlassis Mingas hit a great ball. Telis Iatridis's late challenge caught a Yeroakónas BC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Telis Iatridis helped the player get up and apologised. 55 minutes into the match, Longσs's goal looked a bit too open when Filippos Siafakas came free, but Nektarios Katritsis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Nektarios Katritsis managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Yeroakónas BC's Diogenis Peroulis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filippos Siafakas in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nektarios Katritsis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Thodoris Kapsimalis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Longσs booed when Yeroakónas BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efthimis Kourmoulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aris Thiakos kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. When Yeroakónas BC's Filippos Siafakas in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Longσs's goalie prevented a goal. Thanasis Kelaidonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aris Kapagiannidis in the 77th minute of the match. Thanasis Kelaidonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aris Kapagiannidis in the 82nd minute of the match. If Filippos Siafakas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Diogenis Peroulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Longσs getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Telis Iatridis hit a great ball. Lambis Kostoulas charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lambis Kostoulas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th match minute, Longσs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lambis Kostoulas to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Filippos Siafakas 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. Thanasis Kelaidonis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thodoris Kapsimalis in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Yeroakónas BC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.