Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nea Ionia 3rd with 67 points, Mandraikos 14th with 26, 41 apart. Mandraikos had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Mandraikos were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.59, Nea Ionia 1.69 and 0.78, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Nea Ionia in 5 games.
Gipedo Mandraikos in Mándra, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nea Ionia led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-4.