Prized/Friendly Cup

Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kleanthis Louvaris took the kick off in the first half of the match. Anastasios Zotalis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Işıkalp Kalhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anastasios Zotalis's late challenge caught a Blue Mountain State's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anastasios Zotalis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th minute, Anastasios Zotalis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentinos Semeloglou hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Artun Şenyurt's late challenge caught a Saronida FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Artun Şenyurt helped the player get up and apologised. Artun Şenyurt kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Saronida FC defense, Hilmi Özbilek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marios Zachalios. The Saronida FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marios Zachalios should have stopped the shot. In the 17th minute, Atahan Erginsoy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marios Zachalios was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fondas Kouvas got free with Işıkalp Kalhan in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute Kleanthis Louvaris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Işıkalp Kalhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saronida FC's Nikos Malamas got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Işıkalp Kalhan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kleanthis Louvaris showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 34 minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Atahan Erginsoy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marios Zachalios. Saronida FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Atahan Erginsoy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Marios Zachalios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atahan Erginsoy in the 41st minute of play. After taking down the ball on Blue Mountain State's corner Birsel Yalın fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marios Zachalios quite easily take care of the ball. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ayberk Zeyrek was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hilmi Özbilek in the 56th minute of play forced Saronida FC's goalkeeper Marios Zachalios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marios Zachalios was a little too slow when Ayberk Zeyrek got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 1-4. A collision led to Saronida FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Fondas Kouvas hit a great ball. In the 61st minute of the match Muhsin Taze sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marios Zachalios skillfully saved the ball. Ayberk Zeyrek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Marios Zachalios made a huge save. 88 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's Kyriakos Stratakos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Işıkalp Kalhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kleanthis Louvaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.