League Play-Off

Plikáti
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Themos Sioufas kicked off to start the match. With 3 minutes on the clock, Kostas Vikos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 3rd minute, Kostas Vikos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 4 minutes, Orestis Vlastos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Plikáti BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orestis Vlastos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Themos Sioufas in the 10th minute of play forced A.E.K. ΠΑΤΡΑΣ's goalkeeper Kostas Vasilopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonis Kostakoglou scored 1-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kostas Vasilopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Themos Sioufas took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Kostas Vasilopoulos to make any attempt to save it. Kostas Vasilopoulos made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Antonis Kostakoglou sent off a good shot on target. Timos Zacharopoulos hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Kostas Vasilopoulos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Themos Sioufas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 27 minute of play. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Plikáti BC's goalkeeper Marinos Eleftherakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marinos Eleftherakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tasos Psariadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timos Zacharopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kostas Vasilopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Themos Sioufas, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Timos Zacharopoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marinos Eleftherakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Marinos Eleftherakis came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by A.E.K. ΠΑΤΡΑΣ's Tasos Psariadis. But to his dismay, Tasos Psariadis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giannis Kanelidis during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Giannis Kanelidis kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, A.E.K. ΠΑΤΡΑΣ's goal looked a bit too open when Themos Sioufas came free, but Kostas Vasilopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Plikáti BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alkinoos Makrikostas to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tasos Psariadis made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tasos Psariadis got free with Marinos Eleftherakis in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 53 minutes into the match, A.E.K. ΠΑΤΡΑΣ's Marios Grigoriadis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marinos Eleftherakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tasos Psariadis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Marinos Eleftherakis made a huge save. Lambros Solomos kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Themos Sioufas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Vasilopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Plikáti BC's Nektarios Leontiou got a free kick in the 65th minute. Tasos Psariadis let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 67th minute shot 3-2 at rihgt post. In the 71st minute, Tasos Psariadis 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. If Marios Grigoriadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Tasos Psariadis could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Marinos Eleftherakis however easily saved by the left post. Tasos Psariadis succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-3 in the 76th playminute. The crowd rose to their feet as A.E.K. ΠΑΤΡΑΣ's Giannis Kanelidis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marinos Eleftherakis. That made the score 3-4 after 80 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Marios Grigoriadis managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.E.K. ΠΑΤΡΑΣ's supporters rose to their feet, but Marios Grigoriadis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marinos Eleftherakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marinos Eleftherakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tasos Psariadis in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Themos Sioufas in the 89th minute of play forced A.E.K. ΠΑΤΡΑΣ's goalkeeper Kostas Vasilopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, A.E.K. ΠΑΤΡΑΣ's Giannis Kanelidis got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Themos Sioufas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Plikáti BC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-4. A.E.K. ΠΑΤΡΑΣ were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.