League Play-Off

Panafpliakos
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexis Kontogiannidis made the kick off which started today's match. Isidoros Soulidis's late challenge caught a Vrahateika FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidoros Soulidis helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes Ximpatzides FC got a freekick which was hit by Isidoros Soulidis. In the 8th minute of the match Marinos Kritikopoulos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Minas Gisgakis skillfully saved the ball. If Jacinto Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Michalis Baltas fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ximpatzides FC's protests and gave Michalis Baltas a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ximpatzides FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Michalis Baltas hit a great ball. Alexis Kontogiannidis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Minas Gisgakis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 18 minutes of play Ximpatzides FC's Michalis Baltas 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. The supporters of Vrahateika FC booed when Ximpatzides FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michalis Baltas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Marinos Kritikopoulos in the 22nd minute really tested Minas Gisgakis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Alexis Kontogiannidis put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Minas Gisgakis. Christos Bourekakos's late challenge caught a Vrahateika FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christos Bourekakos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 28th minute, Christos Bourekakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Thodoris Moraitis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alex Maggi was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. A hard, long distance shot from Iason Bethanis flew over the goal. In the 35th minute Thodoris Moraitis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Maggi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot by Marinos Kritikopoulos from long distance, 37 minutes into the match, got Minas Gisgakis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A hard shot 38 in the game by Alexis Kontogiannidis from a close distance when the talented Minas Gisgakis managed to make a qualified save. Ximpatzides FC's players were relieved. A hard shot by Marinos Kritikopoulos from long distance, 45 minutes into the match, got Minas Gisgakis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.

Thodoris Moraitis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Alex Maggi made a huge save. In the 53rd minute, Alexis Kontogiannidis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Minas Gisgakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 58 minutes into the match, Babbis Polymeris notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Ximpatzides FC's Minas Gisgakis. Minas Gisgakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thodoris Moraitis hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Alexis Kontogiannidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Minas Gisgakis was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Alexis Kontogiannidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Minas Gisgakis was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. With a little luck, Vrahateika FC's Alex Maggi got control of the ball when Thodoris Moraitis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute, Iason Bethanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Thodoris Moraitis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ximpatzides FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. The supporters of Vrahateika FC booed when Ximpatzides FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidoros Soulidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Alexis Kontogiannidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Minas Gisgakis was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. With a little luck, Vrahateika FC's Alex Maggi got control of the ball when Thodoris Moraitis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Ximpatzides FC booed when Vrahateika FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Babbis Polymeris didn't get a good kick on the ball. Minas Gisgakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexis Kontogiannidis's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the Vrahateika FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.