League Play-Off

The Graveyard
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM's Gilbert Latocha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ismael Thomas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gerasimos Kipouros. Living Dead's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilbert Latocha in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerasimos Kipouros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes into the game, one of ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM:s Alexandros Ismael showed great skill when he stopped Arnaldo Ofelio:s penalty. The excitement rose when Living Dead's Arnaldo Ofelio after 10 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 1-0. Gilbert Latocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerasimos Kipouros having to interfere. Alexandros Ismael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Güner Taşkınay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Güner Taşkınay came free, but Alexandros Ismael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerasimos Kipouros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Häll, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM's Charalambos Sotirakos quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Themos Kebakopoulos, made in the 25th minute of the game. Living Dead's Gerasimos Kipouros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilbert Latocha in the 26th minute of play. The corner ended in Arnaldo Ofelio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM's Alexandros Ismael did a great save. If Güner Taşkınay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Fanis Thomiou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandros Ismael was a little too slow when Arnaldo Ofelio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 2-0. 38 minutes into the game, Cristi Zdrobău was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Living Dead's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM the free kick. The supporters of ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM booed when Living Dead was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristi Zdrobău didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cristi Zdrobău was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 44 minutes had been played. In the 44th minute, Cristi Zdrobău hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lourenço Viveiros 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnaldo Ofelio to make the kick off. Güner Taşkınay hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. When Fanis Thomiou fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Living Dead's protests and gave Fanis Thomiou a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Living Dead getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Fanis Thomiou hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Living Dead defense, Sebastian Häll kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gerasimos Kipouros. The Living Dead fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gerasimos Kipouros should have stopped the shot. Gerasimos Kipouros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbert Latocha in the 82nd minute of play. Fanis Thomiou hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th play minute Gilbert Latocha came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gerasimos Kipouros. 2-3. Gilbert Latocha's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 92ndth minute, Gerasimos Kipouros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Living Dead getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Fanis Thomiou hit a great ball. The ΛΑΖΑΡΗΣ-TEAM players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.