Friendly League

NG Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valerios Neochoritis started the match with the kick off. Charalambos Dimidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Valerios Neochoritis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilias Lianis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Oliveira in the 10th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, TRIPITI FC's goalkeeper Ilias Lianis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giovanni Fonseca. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Ilias Lianis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dino do Vale charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dino do Vale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Gremio NG's Dino do Vale got a free kick in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valerios Neochoritis in the 24th minute of play forced Gremio NG's goalkeeper Fábio Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilias Lianis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino do Vale in the 27th minute of play. Fábio Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valerios Neochoritis in the 34th minute of the match. Ilias Lianis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giovanni Fonseca in the 37th minute. Fábio Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charalambos Dimidis in the 39th minute of the match. The supporters of TRIPITI FC booed when Gremio NG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dino do Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, TRIPITI FC's Ilias Lianis got control of the ball when Giovanni Fonseca tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ilias Lianis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dino do Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ilias Lianis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dino do Vale in the 44th minute. TRIPITI FC's Ilias Lianis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Travassos in the 45th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Ilias Lianis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hélder Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raimundo Travassos in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilias Lianis saved TRIPITI FC from getting behind. In the 60th minute, Valerios Neochoritis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 62nd match minute, Gremio NG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino do Vale to maneuver through the defense. Fábio Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valerios Neochoritis in the 63rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gremio NG's Dino do Vale got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 71st minute, Giovanni Fonseca made a precise shot to the right of Ilias Lianis. TRIPITI FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Renatinho Oliveira's late challenge caught a TRIPITI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Renatinho Oliveira helped the player get up and apologised. After 73 played minutes Gremio NG got a freekick which was hit by Renatinho Oliveira. After a defensive mix-up in Gremio NG's zone, Charalambos Dimidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fábio Pinheiro came out of the goal and Charalambos Dimidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ilias Lianis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Travassos, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 78 minutes TRIPITI FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Raimundo Travassos who took care of the corner kick. Raimundo Travassos made a great header on Gremio NG's corner, it was just that TRIPITI FC's Ilias Lianis managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giovanni Fonseca in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilias Lianis saved TRIPITI FC from getting behind. Fábio Pinheiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charalambos Dimidis in the 84th minute. Ilias Lianis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The supporters of Gremio NG booed when TRIPITI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestoras Karatzakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Gremio NG's goalkeeper Fábio Pinheiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Renatinho Oliveira got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. 93 minutes into the game, one of Gremio NG:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 95 minutes, TRIPITI FC's Dimitris Ifantidis got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Fábio Pinheiro. In the 99th minute, Valerios Neochoritis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.