Friendly League

Soldier Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Avraam Lykoudis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Notts County BR's Silvinho de Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 3rd minute of play. After 5 played minutes Notts County BR got a freekick which was hit by Edmílson Velloso. Silvinho de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stathis Kaligoulas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Stergios Siontis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tabachana F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Stergios Siontis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvinho de Brito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avraam Lykoudis in the 9th minute of play forced Notts County BR's goalkeeper Silvinho de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Tabachana F.C.'s Tasos Kontosoros got control of the ball when Christiano Arruda tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute, Avraam Lykoudis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvinho de Brito was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Cássio Peixoto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25thth minute of the game Avraam Lykoudis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Notts County BR's Silvinho de Brito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 26th minute Avraam Lykoudis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvinho de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Falcão Prado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Notts County BR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tabachana F.C. the free kick. After 27 played minutes Notts County BR got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Prado. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Avraam Lykoudis in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvinho de Brito saved Notts County BR from getting behind. In the 30th minute Avraam Lykoudis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvinho de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 minutes, Renos Kalamaridis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabachana F.C. and the Notts County BR players grew even worse after the yellow card. Renos Kalamaridis kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Tasos Kontosoros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Dante in the 33rd minute of the match. Tasos Kontosoros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christiano Arruda in the 35th minute. After 37 minutes, Avraam Lykoudis made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Notts County BR's Silvinho de Brito tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Avraam Lykoudis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvinho de Brito was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Avraam Lykoudis took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Silvinho de Brito. Silvinho de Brito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 47th minute, Stathis Kaligoulas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Notts County BR's Cássio Peixoto got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manuel Monteiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Notts County BR getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Edmílson Velloso hit a great ball. Tabachana F.C.'s Evripidis Kamarinakis got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Notts County BR getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Cido Arósio hit a great ball. A hard shot by Evripidis Kamarinakis from long distance, 58 minutes into the match, got Silvinho de Brito's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Silvinho de Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avraam Lykoudis, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Avraam Lykoudis put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Silvinho de Brito. In the 65thth minute of the game Avraam Lykoudis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Notts County BR's Silvinho de Brito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edmílson Velloso charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmílson Velloso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th minute, Edmílson Velloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Tabachana F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Tabachana F.C.'s Vassilis Tournas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Avraam Lykoudis put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Silvinho de Brito. 79 minutes into the match, Evaristo Dante had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tasos Kontosoros. Tabachana F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Evaristo Dante was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. Panos Bertsis hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the match, Avraam Lykoudis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvinho de Brito. Notts County BR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Avraam Lykoudis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. 88 minutes into the match, Vassilis Tournas notched a goal, 1-8, to the right of Notts County BR's Silvinho de Brito. Silvinho de Brito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. From close distance Avraam Lykoudis pressed in the 1-9 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 97 minutes into the game. When the match was over Tabachana F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Notts County BR throughout the match.