Friendly League

BE COOL PALACE
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gorom Kanø got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gorom Kanø in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikos Kyriakou saved BE COOL from getting behind. In the 4th match minute, BE COOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Saltsidis to maneuver through the defense. Dobromir Keep was a little too slow when Lambros Spetsarias got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. Jakob Alberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in BE COOL's zone, Emil Soliwoda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikos Kyriakou came out of the goal and Emil Soliwoda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikos Kyriakou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amado Gaztea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Dimitris Saltsidis fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BE COOL's protests and gave Dimitris Saltsidis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, BE COOL's Dimitris Saltsidis got a free kick in the 15th minute. Nikos Kyriakou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakob Alberg in the 17th minute of play. Amado Gaztea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gorom Kanø in the 23rd minute of play forced BE COOL's goalkeeper Nikos Kyriakou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Kyriakou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gorom Kanø in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to Purple Shadows getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Tonin Zogu hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, BE COOL's Makis Zacharatos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 35th minute Gorom Kanø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Kyriakou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gorom Kanø's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikos Kyriakou was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Nikos Kyriakou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gorom Kanø in the 46th minute of the match. Nikos Kyriakou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gorom Kanø in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eustratios Psomiadis to make the kick off. Relja Jurišić took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikos Kyriakou. Nikos Kyriakou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 58 minutes into the match, Purple Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Mouratidis came free, but Dobromir Keep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Purple Shadows's Relja Jurišić dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Purple Shadows's Jakob Alberg got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikos Kyriakou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Relja Jurišić, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Makis Zacharatos hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goalkeeper Nikos Kyriakou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gorom Kanø. In the 69th minute, Andreas Papadaskalopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Gorom Kanø ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikos Kyriakou was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. The audience was convinced that Jakob Alberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikos Kyriakou was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in BE COOL fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! 1-6 came through a penalty shot after 79 played minutes, when Purple Shadows:s Emil Soliwoda calmly waited for BE COOL:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. In the 83rd minute, Gorom Kanø ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikos Kyriakou was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-7. Jakob Alberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Nikos Kyriakou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goalkeeper Nikos Kyriakou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tonin Zogu. Jakob Alberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute Gorom Kanø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Kyriakou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikos Kyriakou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gorom Kanø in the 96th minute. 98 minutes into the match, Purple Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Mouratidis came free, but Dobromir Keep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Purple Shadows's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.