League Play-Off

Yiourgánista Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alkinoos Kafes came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Yiourgánista BC's Anastasios Bachaderoglou. But to his dismay, Anastasios Bachaderoglou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Alexandros Panopodis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giannis Zacharakis having to interfere. Vassilis Marinos charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vassilis Marinos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Theofanis Papadopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ayios Nikólaos's protests and gave Theofanis Papadopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ayios Nikólaos getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Theofanis Papadopoulos hit a great ball. Koulis Katsourinis succeeded in the game's 14th minute to get real power on a long shot . Ayios Nikólaos's Alkinoos Kafes hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 2-0! In the 18th minute, Lefteris Mousouris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st match minute, Ayios Nikólaos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Marinos to maneuver through the defense. Koulis Katsourinis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alkinoos Kafes. Ayios Nikólaos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Alexandros Panopodis came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Ayios Nikólaos 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 Alexandros Panopodis couldn't finish the play. 25 minutes into the match, Ayios Nikólaos's goal looked a bit too open when Thanasis Akrividis came free, but Alkinoos Kafes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Minas Karterouliotis during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th match minute, Yiourgánista BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Minas Karterouliotis to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Yiourgánista BC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandros Panopodis came free, but Giannis Zacharakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Giotatos in the 36th minute of play forced Yiourgánista BC's goalkeeper Giannis Zacharakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alkinoos Kafes didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. Alkinoos Kafes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanasis Akrividis in the 44th minute of the match. Anastasios Bachaderoglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thanasis Akrividis made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Anastasios Bachaderoglou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Alkinoos Kafes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanasis Akrividis in the 57th minute of play forced Ayios Nikólaos's goalkeeper Alkinoos Kafes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Vassilis Marinos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanasis Akrividis in the 59th minute of play forced Ayios Nikólaos's goalkeeper Alkinoos Kafes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanasis Akrividis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ayios Nikólaos's Alkinoos Kafes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasios Bachaderoglou in the 65th minute of play. If Thanasis Akrividis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alkinoos Kafes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thanasis Akrividis, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 78 played minutes Ayios Nikólaos got a freekick which was hit by Vassilis Marinos. When Yiourgánista BC's Thanasis Akrividis in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ayios Nikólaos's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Thanasis Akrividis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkinoos Kafes was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Giannis Zacharakis made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Alexandros Panopodis sent off a good shot on target. Anastasios Bachaderoglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Thanasis Akrividis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thanasis Akrividis in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alkinoos Kafes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Giannis Zacharakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Giotatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Yiourgánista BC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.