Friendly League

Vafiochoriona
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iwan Gondela kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Fotis Sapounas 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. Patryk Gejda was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Aris Loubakis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazaros Bakogiannopoulos in the 12th minute of play forced Szwecja's goalkeeper Patryk Gejda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Ziemowit Dudzik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugenios Blikas. Vafiochorion FaC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ziemowit Dudzik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 16th minute Lazaros Bakogiannopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patryk Gejda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Szwecja's Radomir Pawelczyk got a free kick in the 16th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Vafiochorion FaC's goal looked a bit too open when Jurand Hajduk came free, but Eugenios Blikas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jurand Hajduk scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eugenios Blikas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute Iwan Gondela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenios Blikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nektarios Mantalakis came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Vafiochorion FaC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nektarios Mantalakis couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Ziemowit Dudzik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugenios Blikas was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Eugenios Blikas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwan Gondela, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Ziemowit Dudzik took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eugenios Blikas. Eugenios Blikas 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. Szwecja's Patryk Gejda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Szwecja from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Szwecja booed when Vafiochorion FaC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaggelos Andreadakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute, Ziemowit Dudzik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Szwecja fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lazaros Bakogiannopoulos to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Szwecja got a freekick which was hit by Damazy Trojanowski. Patryk Gejda came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Vafiochorion FaC's Lazaros Bakogiannopoulos. But to his dismay, Lazaros Bakogiannopoulos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Eugenios Blikas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jurand Hajduk in the 57th minute. Vafiochorion FaC's Eugenios Blikas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Vafiochorion FaC from getting a goal against them. Eugenios Blikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwan Gondela in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of Vafiochorion FaC booed when Szwecja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damazy Trojanowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fotis Sapounas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patryk Gejda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. The Szwecja fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Szwecja's Radoslaw Pietrasz 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 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Charalambos Valakopoulos hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Vafiochorion FaC's Eugenios Blikas got control of the ball when Ziemowit Dudzik tried to sneak it across the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Charalambos Valakopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vafiochorion FaC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Szwecja the free kick. Jurand Hajduk kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Savas Kaloukos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Patryk Gejda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Charalambos Valakopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lazaros Bakogiannopoulos in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patryk Gejda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Patryk Gejda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lazaros Bakogiannopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fotis Sapounas in the 85th minute of play forced Szwecja's goalkeeper Patryk Gejda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Adamowicz hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Szwecja eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.