Friendly League

La Leonera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Florentino Paul started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 played minutes, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Achilleas Vasilatos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Santos Kiliz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ΠΑΟΚ FC reached it. The supporters of ΠΑΟΚ FC booed when GUSESI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Sánchez didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Aris Voutsas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Santos Kiliz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 10 minutes, Hugo Sánchez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GUSESI and the ΠΑΟΚ FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 10th minute, Hugo Sánchez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 11 played minutes, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Orestis Dourekas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Santos Kiliz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ΠΑΟΚ FC reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achilleas Vasilatos in the 17th minute of play forced GUSESI's goalkeeper Santos Kiliz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aris Voutsas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Santos Kiliz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 23 played minutes ΠΑΟΚ FC got a freekick which was hit by Petros Kounadopoulos. Achilleas Vasilatos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 25th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Achilleas Vasilatos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santos Kiliz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aris Voutsas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santos Kiliz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achilleas Vasilatos in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goal looked a bit too open when Aris Voutsas came free, but Santos Kiliz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aris Voutsas in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santos Kiliz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanos Chelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paco Gento in the 42nd minute of the match. Alexis Stratigakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Santos Kiliz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 played minutes GUSESI got a freekick which was hit by Baltasar Marquez. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aris Voutsas to make the kick off. GUSESI's Santos Kiliz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save GUSESI from getting a goal against them. In the 55th minute, Orestis Dourekas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute of the match Paco Gento shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thanos Chelis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aris Voutsas got free with Santos Kiliz in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanos Chelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Sánchez in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Giannakis in the 62nd minute of play forced GUSESI's goalkeeper Santos Kiliz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in GUSESI's zone, Alexis Stratigakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santos Kiliz came out of the goal and Alexis Stratigakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Orestis Dourekas managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΠΑΟΚ FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Orestis Dourekas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santos Kiliz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanos Chelis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cayetano Bertol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aris Voutsas in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Santos Kiliz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, GUSESI's Santos Kiliz got control of the ball when Aris Voutsas tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, GUSESI's Santos Kiliz got control of the ball when Aris Voutsas tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over ΠΑΟΚ FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than GUSESI throughout the match.