League Play-Off

Lakrιsi Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Christos Boukogiannis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Christos Kazoleas managed to get in a good position for a shot. PAOK FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Christos Kazoleas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stathis Zivopoulos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th minute Marinos Chiotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Zivopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, PAOK FC's goalkeeper Panagiotis Katsourinis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iason Iliadis. In the 14th match minute, NIKH BOLOY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Markos Kabitsis to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the match, NIKH BOLOY's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Kazoleas came free, but Stathis Zivopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Christos Kazoleas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Christos Boukogiannis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Panagiotis Katsourinis. The goal made the score 1-0. After having played for 29 minutes, Marinos Chiotis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PAOK FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marinos Chiotis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marinos Chiotis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marinos Chiotis in the 33rd minute of play forced NIKH BOLOY's goalkeeper Stathis Zivopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38thth minute of the game Marinos Chiotis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NIKH BOLOY's Stathis Zivopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the NIKH BOLOY defense, Christos Kazoleas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stathis Zivopoulos. The NIKH BOLOY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stathis Zivopoulos should have stopped the shot. Marinos Chiotis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Stathis Zivopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marinos Chiotis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Stathis Zivopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marinos Chiotis, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 57 minutes of play, PAOK FC's Marinos Chiotis made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Zivopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Christos Kazoleas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stathis Zivopoulos having to interfere. Marinos Chiotis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Stathis Zivopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Iason Iliadis 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. 83 minutes into the match, NIKH BOLOY's goalkeeper Stathis Zivopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christos Kazoleas. Marinos Chiotis was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 85th minute. PAOK FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A collision led to NIKH BOLOY getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Gerasimos Theotokatos hit a great ball. In the 86th minute of the match Michalis Loulakis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stathis Zivopoulos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. PAOK FC's Marinos Chiotis was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 87th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 93rd minute, Fotis Giatridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michalis Loulakis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stathis Zivopoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. NIKH BOLOY's Stathis Zivopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 99th minute of the match, managed to save NIKH BOLOY from getting a goal against them.