Friendly League

FHL Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ingvar Palmkvist started the match with the kick off. In the 6th match minute, Pagos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fanis Papafanopoulos to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FC Lassens booed when Pagos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaggelis Giannakidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Emil Berglund notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Pagos FC's Kostas Periandros. Kostas Periandros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Spyros Kyrimlis during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th match minute, Pagos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spyros Kyrimlis to maneuver through the defense. Pagos FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Emil Berglund 28 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emil Berglund in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kostas Periandros saved Pagos FC from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emil Berglund got free with Kostas Periandros in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kostas Periandros was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emil Berglund showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 40 minute of play. Koppány Török made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippos Alexiadis in the 45th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Filippos Alexiadis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alekos Papachristou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kostas Periandros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingvar Palmkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when FC Lassens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dobri Kolyovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kostas Periandros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Berglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alekos Papachristou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Koppány Török having to make a save. In the 68th minute, FC Lassens's Hjalmar Kvalfält seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hjalmar Kvalfält the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Lassens protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hjalmar Kvalfält had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Lassens fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 68th minute. Penalty! Dobri Kolyovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Kostas Periandros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emil Berglund took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kostas Periandros. Kostas Periandros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Avraam Maggioros charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Avraam Maggioros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Avraam Maggioros hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Koppány Török made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Filippos Alexiadis sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emil Berglund in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kostas Periandros saved Pagos FC from getting behind. A collision led to FC Lassens getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Dobri Kolyovski hit a great ball. Filippos Alexiadis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to FC Lassens getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Leo Hermansson hit a great ball. When Alekos Papachristou fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pagos FC's protests and gave Alekos Papachristou a yellow card for diving instead. When Emil Berglund fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Lassens's protests and gave Emil Berglund a yellow card for diving instead. Emil Berglund kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Pagos FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.