In the extra 5 minutes, the derby between Aeolo Agyias and Lixouri was decided in the final of the regular season of National League 1. The Kefalonians escaped with a double from the municipal indoor gymnasium of Panagia Alexiotissa, winning 89-86, thanks to the three-pointer of Mosialos and the baskets that Bakeas scored in the crucial finale.
At Aeolos Agyias, however, they have every reason to call for a foul on Hatzopoulos in the last attack of the match, when the playmaker of the home team is pushed with his body by an opponent on the bottom line directly under the basket, as a result of which he loses the his balance and fall into a wrong pass. This contested phase essentially decided the match, which was undoubtedly one of the most exciting we have seen in National League 1 this year.
Referees: F. Kalogeropoulos-Oustabasidis-Polatoglou. The 10 minutes: 24-23, 39-37 (d.), 57-51, 73-73 (q.a.), 86-89 (par.).
AEOLOS AGYIA (Papadimitriou): Hatzopoulos 27, Frantzis 11 (3), Papafotiou 19 (1), Niforas 10 (1), Kolsouzoglou 2 (basic 5), Militsopoulos 3 (1), Thanopoulos 5 (1), Papandreopoulos 5 (1), Christopoulos 4.
LIXOURI (Kavkis): Raitsevich 22 (2), Tryfonopoulos 4, Bakeas 13 (2), Manakas 22 (3), Matsoukis (basic 5), Tsoukas, Mosialos 18 (6), Kontoudis 2, Maroulis 5, Makariadis 3 (1).
After the end of the match there was tension between players and the referees and the commissioner were locked in the dressing room to draw up the f.a.
The other results of the last matchday: GS Sofadon-Proteas Grevenon 98-64, Niki Volou-Ethnikos Piraeus 92-97 (2nd par.), Near East-Trikala Basket 71-63, Panhellenios-Ethnikos Livadeias 84-93. Rest: Vikos Ioannina.
Aeolos Agyias took 6th place in the standings ahead of the playoffs and, now, on Saturday they play with Near East in Athens (the series at 2 wins).
Immediately following the end of the match, the coach of Aiolos Agyias Andreas Papadimitriou said the following: “It was an amazing game-advertisement for basketball between two teams that are rightfully in the playoffs. We are proud of everything we have achieved in these two years. The children have pierced their ceiling. The administration is close to us and the world is always on our side. In the first phase of the playoffs, we will play with a home disadvantage once morest Near East. I think that the two teams are close to each other and the series will be decided in the details. It’s a series of games that we can go through to the next phase.”
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