League Play-Off

Fotis Vardaxis
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Christos Gletsos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Vνssas BC's zone, Isidoros Sakellarios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thanasis Perdikouris came out of the goal and Isidoros Sakellarios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mateusz Haszczak's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Thanasis Perdikouris skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Lianis in the 13th minute of play forced Panerythraikos fc's goalkeeper Miguel Salbatore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Petros Lianis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Miguel Salbatore was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Panerythraikos fc's Konstantinos Kalinichtas got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. George Magheru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Thanasis Perdikouris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mateusz Haszczaks short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Thanasis Perdikouris to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 24th minute Christos Gletsos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Salbatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Panerythraikos fc fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Panerythraikos fc's Mateusz Haszczak looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Mateusz Haszczak put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Thanasis Perdikouris. When Alexis Sapounidis came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Panerythraikos fc 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 Alexis Sapounidis couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Vνssas BC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Isidoros Sakellarios fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 39 minutes into the match, Isidoros Sakellarios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thanasis Perdikouris. Vνssas BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isidoros Sakellarios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After 46 played minutes, Vνssas BC's Apostolos Chatzistavrou shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Miguel Salbatore 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 Vνssas BC reached it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Mateusz Haszczak made the kick off in the second half. Panerythraikos fc's Miguel Salbatore proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Panerythraikos fc from getting a goal against them. Isidoros Sakellarios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute of the match Isidoros Sakellarios sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thanasis Perdikouris skillfully saved the ball. In the 59thth minute of the game Isidoros Sakellarios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vνssas BC's Thanasis Perdikouris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 60th minute, Apostolos Chatzistavrou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 63 minutes of play, Panerythraikos fc's Isidoros Sakellarios made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thanasis Perdikouris was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 69 minutes of play Vνssas BC's Apostolos Chatzistavrou was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Apostolos Chatzistavrou hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Aris Tatoulis came free in the 71st minute and tried to tip the ball over Thanasis Perdikouris, but to the joy of Vνssas BC's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. The audience was convinced that Mateusz Haszczak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thanasis Perdikouris was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. In the 74th match minute, Panerythraikos fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoros Sakellarios to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Panerythraikos fc's Alexis Sapounidis got a free kick in the 77th minute. Miguel Salbatore was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Christos Gletsos. After 82 minutes of play, Panerythraikos fc's Ziemowit Augustyn made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thanasis Perdikouris was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mateusz Haszczak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Panerythraikos fc's Alexis Sapounidis got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 90 minutes into the game, George Magheru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panerythraikos fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vνssas BC the free kick. A collision led to Panerythraikos fc getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. George Magheru hit a great ball. Panerythraikos fc's Alexis Sapounidis got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd minute, Mateusz Haszczak made a precise shot to the right of Thanasis Perdikouris. Vνssas BC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Thanasis Perdikouris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mateusz Haszczak's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. There was no doubt that Panerythraikos fc were the better team. Panerythraikos fc's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.