Friendly League

Deco Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Odysseas Giotos took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Hocine Khendu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petros Chrisochoidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ismael Soltani came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Deco FC 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 Ismael Soltani couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mouloud Bensaoula during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th match minute, Deco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mouloud Bensaoula to maneuver through the defense. Abderrahmane Massi's late challenge caught a Vιrga FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abderrahmane Massi helped the player get up and apologised. After 14 played minutes Deco FC got a freekick which was hit by Abderrahmane Massi. Vιrga FC's Viktoras Melopoulos couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 15th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Deco FC. Mehdi Hasni struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Petros Chrisochoidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deco FC. Deco FC's Belmadi Djamel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fondas Gitkos in the 21st minute of play. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Vιrga FC! Salah Soltani shot the penalty kick right outside the post. When Errikos Makrodimitris fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vιrga FC's protests and gave Errikos Makrodimitris a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 46 minutes, Hocine Khendu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deco FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Khendu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hocine Khendu to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Hocine Khendu put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Petros Chrisochoidis. In the 59th minute, Hocine Khendu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When Deco FC's Hocine Khendu in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vιrga FC's goalie prevented a goal. Petros Chrisochoidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Soltani in the 71st minute of play. Hocine Khendu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Petros Chrisochoidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 76 played minutes Vιrga FC got a freekick which was hit by Iosif Pappas. Odysseas Giotos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belmadi Djamel having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Deco FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.