Friendly League

Estadio ⲨⲀⲚⲀ
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Spyros Batiris got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ's Spyros Batiris got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Abel Maldonado could shoot a difficult shot in the 5th minute, which Sokratis Koutsokefalakis however easily saved by the left post. 8 minutes into the match, ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ's goalkeeper Sokratis Koutsokefalakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Godfredo Breogan. The supporters of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ booed when ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaggelis Veliadis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, Froilan Dantae hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Sokratis Koutsokefalakis managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Tomas Txatxu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Stefanos Rafailidis fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ's protests and gave Stefanos Rafailidis a yellow card for diving instead. Stefanos Rafailidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ booed when ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iason Mantouvalos didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Godfredo Breogan from long distance, 40 minutes into the match, got Sokratis Koutsokefalakis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Spyros Batiris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Godfredo Firman got free with Sokratis Koutsokefalakis in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Godfredo Firman to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Iker Azubeli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Spyros Batiris. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Txatxu during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Tomas Txatxu got a free kick in the 55th minute. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefanos Rafailidis in the 61st minute of play. Sokratis Koutsokefalakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Maldonado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Godfredo Firman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sokratis Koutsokefalakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Sokratis Koutsokefalakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfredo Breogan, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Sokratis Koutsokefalakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Maldonado, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 80 minutes into the match, ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Maldonado came free, but Sokratis Koutsokefalakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ's Manos Kostetsos got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Modesto Ugaitz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sokratis Koutsokefalakis. ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ's Sokratis Koutsokefalakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godfredo Firman in the 84th minute of play. Godfredo Firman took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sokratis Koutsokefalakis. Sokratis Koutsokefalakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. A collision led to ΚΑΝΑΡΙΑ getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Spyros Batiris hit a great ball. Sokratis Koutsokefalakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfredo Breogan, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.