Friendly League

Arturo Valerio
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) AEK S.C's Sakis Manousos 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. As Melfi 1929's Cristoforo Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakis Manousos in the 4th minute of play. Miltos Argyrakos scored 0-2 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristoforo Basso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. As Melfi 1929's Cristoforo Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prodromos Banasopoulos in the 15th minute of play. Cristoforo Basso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prodromos Banasopoulos in the 16th minute of the match. Cristoforo Basso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltos Argyrakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristoforo Basso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demis Ksiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 22nd match minute, As Melfi 1929 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Di Croce to maneuver through the defense. Cristoforo Basso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prodromos Banasopoulos in the 26th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dave Padula during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dave Padula kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Demis Ksiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Basso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. As Melfi 1929's Cristoforo Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prodromos Banasopoulos in the 35th minute of play. Cristoforo Basso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prodromos Banasopoulos in the 42nd minute of the match. Cristoforo Basso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prodromos Banasopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristoforo Basso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miltos Argyrakos in the 46th minute of play. Emiliano Cinalli's late challenge caught a AEK S.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emiliano Cinalli helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, As Melfi 1929's Emiliano Cinalli got a free kick in the 47th minute. After 48 played minutes, AEK S.C's Fanis Torosidis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristoforo Basso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AEK S.C reached it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

If Miltos Argyrakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. As Melfi 1929's Cristoforo Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miltos Argyrakos in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute Miltos Argyrakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Basso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to As Melfi 1929 getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Amedeo Raniolo hit a great ball. As Melfi 1929's Cristoforo Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omiros Argyriou in the 63rd minute of play. Cristoforo Basso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sakis Manousos in the 65th minute. Cristoforo Basso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miltos Argyrakos in the 70th minute of the match. Cristoforo Basso made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Sakis Manousos sent off a good shot on target. Cristoforo Basso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fanis Torosidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sakis Manousos got free with Cristoforo Basso in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 81 minutes into the match, As Melfi 1929's goalkeeper Cristoforo Basso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sakis Manousos. The supporters of As Melfi 1929 booed when AEK S.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anastasios Lazos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enzo Di Croce kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th match minute, As Melfi 1929 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Di Croce to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Omiros Argyriou in the 87th minute really tested Cristoforo Basso's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Enzo Di Croce kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The long shot by Omiros Argyriou in the 89th minute really tested Cristoforo Basso's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 90th minute, AEK S.C's Fanis Torosidis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cristoforo Basso. Cristoforo Basso yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. In the 94th minute Miltos Argyrakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Basso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The As Melfi 1929 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AEK S.C were clearly better and deserved to take the win.