Friendly League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Cengiz Zorbey started the match with the kick off. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cengiz Zorbey in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Toutourouki f.c.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chad Kaplan was slow to take the kick. During this time Black-White MH's players had a chance to rest. When Demis Thanos fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Toutourouki f.c.'s protests and gave Demis Thanos a yellow card for diving instead. Demis Thanos hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Panos Zablakos hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Chad Kaplan might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tolis Mantouvalos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chad Kaplan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 13th minute, Kostas Thomopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute, Sigvard Åkesson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tolis Mantouvalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cengiz Zorbey's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Black-White MH's Cengiz Zorbey. But to his dismay, Cengiz Zorbey quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Demis Thanos made in the 26th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kostas Thomopoulos immediately put the ball in play. After 29 minutes, Cengiz Zorbey made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cengiz Zorbey in the 35th minute of play. After some careless play in the Toutourouki f.c. defense, Cengiz Zorbey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. The Toutourouki f.c. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolis Mantouvalos should have stopped the shot. Elano Prestes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Faris Seng in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Faris Seng was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Giorgos Kazatzidis got a free kick in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Giorgos Kazatzidis got a free kick in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Severino Di Giovanni. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Chuan Yi in the 59th minute of play. Elano Prestes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonidas Lithopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, Demis Thanos threw the ball into play from the sideline. Black-White MH's Cheng Chuan Yi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 68th match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Makis Iosifakos to maneuver through the defense. Black-White MH's Süreyya Başar was substituted for Chad Kaplan. When Severino Di Giovanni came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Black-White MH 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 Severino Di Giovanni couldn't finish the play. Black-White MH made a substitution. Çelikan Onay replaced Arif Nihat Tekke. The supporters of Black-White MH booed when Toutourouki f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panos Zablakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Severino Di Giovanni sent off a good shot on target. After 78 minutes Toutourouki f.c.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roland Soroka who took care of the corner kick. Black-White MH's Roland Soroka was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Severino Di Giovanni sent off a good shot on target. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Di Giovanni in the 88th minute of the match. In the 91st match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panos Zablakos to maneuver through the defense. Black-White MH's Roland Soroka got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Severino Di Giovanni kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tolis Mantouvalos. That made the score 0-6 in the 95 minute of play. Black-White MH'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.