Friendly League

Agia Sofia
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) AEK S.C's Jelte Bleiswijk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Despidida AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Donzel Goyeneta came free, but Fernando Selatse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Despidida AFC's Alvaro Raymond in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AEK S.C's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Jelte Bleiswijk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernando Selatse was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Gao Fan Sheng kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Thanasis Koltsidas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Raymond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Selatse made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donzel Goyeneta in the 13th minute. 19 minutes into the match, AEK S.C's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Raymond came free, but Thanasis Koltsidas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AEK S.C's Thanasis Koltsidas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Raymond in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute Jelte Bleiswijk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donzel Goyeneta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Fernando Selatse made a huge save. Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jelte Bleiswijk in the 27th minute of play. After 29 minutes Despidida AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alfaro Meo who took care of the corner kick. Rodrigo Hats made a great header on AEK S.C's corner, it was just that Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 31st minute of the match AEK S.C got a corner. Despidida AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alfaro Meo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alfaro Meo made a great header on AEK S.C's corner, it was just that Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 35th minute Despidida AFC were awarded a corner. Emanuel Lucila went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Alvaro Raymond managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. AEK S.C's Thanasis Koltsidas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Raymond in the 37th minute of play. Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Despidida AFC from getting a goal against them. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvaro Raymond to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Donzel Goyeneta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Raymond struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Thanasis Koltsidas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Despidida AFC. Despidida AFC's Pastor Tino was substituted for Kajetan Gdowik. Despidida AFC's Dinu Ivănescu was substituted for Ancho Branca. When AEK S.C's João Francisco de Andrade in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Despidida AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Fernando Selatse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Francisco de Andrade in the 67th minute of the match. In the 71st minute Jelte Bleiswijk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Despidida AFC defense, Jelte Bleiswijk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernando Selatse. The Despidida AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernando Selatse should have stopped the shot. AEK S.C made a substitution. Thomas Papatrechas replaced Donzel Goyeneta. In the 79th minute Jelte Bleiswijk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute Dinu Ivănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanasis Koltsidas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanasis Koltsidas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. With an all-out effort, Despidida AFC's Thanasis Koltsidas threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dinu Ivănescu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. AEK S.C were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Despidida AFC for a fine match.