Friendly League

Sadovitsa Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Petros Kalivrousis kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the game, Mariusz Poreda threw the ball into play from the sideline. Timo!'s Ilie Hurmuz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Elpidio Amor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Telakis in the 8th minute of the match. After 13th play minutes Franco Benvenuto shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Nikos Tournas and just under the crossbar into goal. 20 minutes into the match, Franco Benvenuto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikos Tournas. Dhafnospiliá BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franco Benvenuto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 23rd minute Ilie Hurmuz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Tournas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Timo! booed when Dhafnospiliá BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicasio Guijarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Franco Benvenuto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikos Tournas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Ilie Hurmuz scored 0-4 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikos Tournas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 34 minutes into the match, Timo!'s goalkeeper Elpidio Amor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Theocharis Agapidis. 37 minutes into the match, Timo!'s Franco Benvenuto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikos Tournas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Franco Benvenuto scored 0-6 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikos Tournas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Timo! were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 minutes into the game, Ilie Hurmuz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nikos Tournas. Ilie Hurmuz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. After a defensive mix-up in Dhafnospiliá BC's zone, Franco Benvenuto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikos Tournas came out of the goal and Franco Benvenuto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Timo!'s Elpidio Amor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Guijarro in the 64th minute of play. Franco Benvenuto scored 0-8 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikos Tournas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Timo! made a substitution. Alexandr Lunin replaced Tadeusz Merski. In the 71st minute Petros Kalivrousis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Amor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Dhafnospiliá BC defense, Izydor Karbowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikos Tournas. The Dhafnospiliá BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikos Tournas should have stopped the shot. Izydor Karbowski had several of the Dhafnospiliá BC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 78 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-10 score and a disappointed Nikos Tournas as he didn't even see the shot coming. Nikos Tournas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Izydor Karbowski in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the game, Alexandr Lunin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nikos Tournas. Alexandr Lunin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. With his leg Nikos Tournas managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Timo!'s Izydor Karbowski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nicasio Guijarro kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. When Petros Kalivrousis came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Dhafnospiliá BC 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 Petros Kalivrousis couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Timo! walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.