2024-05-31 00:56:59
Right now is Might 26, 2024 and this date is intertwined for PAS with two promotions to the First Nationwide League and one relegation!
How is life doing? On today in 1974, they beat Ilysiakos 3-1 in Ioannina and had been promoted to the First Nationwide League for the primary time. On today in 1985, they gained 1-0 towards Aeoliko Mytilini in Ioannina with a aim within the thirtieth minute by Yiannis Yatsos and sealed their return to the A Nationwide Group, as that they had been relegated in 1984 within the play-off with Panionios in Larissa. On today in 1991, they misplaced 3-0 to Larissa in Ioannina and had been relegated to the Second Nationwide League one matchday earlier than the tip of the league. Da Silva, Tsoukalis, Petkov scored the targets of Thessaly. We’ll persist with the actual fact of the primary ascent 50 years in the past.
It was Sunday, Might 26, 1974, when “Ajax of Epirus” beat Ilysiakos with a rating of 3-1 in Ioannina, within the 34the match day of the championship and 4 matches earlier than the tip “locked” and mathematically his rise to the massive division, within the midst of apotheosis of 1000’s of followers. With the victory over Elysiakou, PAS was separated by 9 factors from 2the within the Corinth rating (the scoring system then was 2 factors for a win and 1 for a draw) and thus secured the title. Folks poured into the streets as for the primary time a workforce from Epirus was promoted to the First Nationwide League. As “Epirotikos Agon” writes, the followers with the gamers on their shoulders roamed the streets of town. It was a spontaneous outburst of 1000’s of individuals after that sensational match ended. The official fiesta and the awarding of the medals happened on the final matchday within the match towards OFI on the packed “Zosimades” stadium. 50 years have handed since then. PAS grew to become big, grew to become a legendary workforce, praised, glorified and took the identify “Ajax of Epirus”. Competed in Europe, within the Balkan Cup, went thrice to the semi-finals of the Greek Cup, was named the most effective provincial workforce many instances, competed for 28 years within the First Nationwide Group.
The season 1973-74 is certainly a landmark yr within the historical past of Ajax. Why modified class, modified web page, modified ranges. The late Costas Begas was the president. The coach was initially Nikos Alefantos after which Eduardo Rigani, father of Eduardo Kontogiorgakis.
Sadly, the 50the anniversary of the primary promotion to the First Nationwide, finds PAS within the Second Nationwide and in a really troublesome state of affairs, dealing with a monetary and aggressive deadlock, with unpredictable and maybe painful penalties for its future.