League Play-Off

La Boca al Lupo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Kostas Panagoulias started the match with the kick off. Michalis Tzanetoulakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Panagoulias, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. If Dimitris Lavdas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Kostas Panagoulias fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Michalis Tzanetoulakos, passed just outside the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kostas Panagoulias in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michalis Tzanetoulakos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind PAO MEGARON's goalkeeper Michalis Tzanetoulakos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Lavdas in the 24th minute of play forced PAO MEGARON's goalkeeper Michalis Tzanetoulakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vodka Juniors's Christoforos Karvouniaris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pipis Agathakos in the 27th minute of play. If Kostas Panagoulias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in PAO MEGARON's zone, Dimitris Lavdas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michalis Tzanetoulakos came out of the goal and Dimitris Lavdas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alekos Leontaras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michalis Tzanetoulakos having to interfere. Michalis Tzanetoulakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Panagoulias in the 39th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Vodka Juniors's zone, Eutichios Staramopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christoforos Karvouniaris came out of the goal and Eutichios Staramopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 41 played minutes Vodka Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Sakis Dimakis. Dimitris Lavdas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eutichios Staramopoulos made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eutichios Staramopoulos in the 53rd minute of play forced Vodka Juniors's goalkeeper Christoforos Karvouniaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kostas Panagoulias in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michalis Tzanetoulakos saved PAO MEGARON from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Panagoulias in the 58th minute of play forced PAO MEGARON's goalkeeper Michalis Tzanetoulakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Dimitris Karalexis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vodka Juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 63rd match minute, Vodka Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Karalexis to maneuver through the defense. If Kostas Panagoulias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michalis Tzanetoulakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sakis Dimakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Kostas Panagoulias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Michalis Tzanetoulakos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michalis Tzanetoulakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Dimakis in the 73rd minute of the match. Christoforos Karvouniaris made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Pipis Agathakos sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pipis Agathakos got free with Christoforos Karvouniaris in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vodka Juniors's Kostas Panagoulias got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, PAO MEGARON's Fotis Chatzipetris got a free kick in the 79th minute. Eutichios Staramopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, PAO MEGARON's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Panagoulias came free, but Michalis Tzanetoulakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pipis Agathakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christoforos Karvouniaris having to interfere. Kostas Panagoulias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Sakis Dimakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michalis Tzanetoulakos was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Vodka Juniors's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.