Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ellas Syros 4th with 63 points, Ermionidas-Ermis 17th with 22, 41 apart. Ermionidas-Ermis had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 13th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ermionidas-Ermis 0.71 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Ellas Syros 1.94 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.26.
Ermionidas-Ermis's winless run stood at 6. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Ellas Syros. Over the last five, Ermionidas-Ermis had taken 2 of 15 points to Ellas Syros's 9.
The venue was Gipedo Kranidis in Kranidi, with room for 2,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ellas Syros led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.