National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giorgos Robinho started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Hektor Fitrakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 박 서문 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giorgos Robinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 5 minutes into the match, South Korea's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Robinho came free, but 박 서문 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanos Saatsakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 김 준, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by 김 엽 in the 19th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cyprus's Giorgos Neymar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Robinho in the 20th minute of play forced South Korea's goalkeeper 박 서문 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giorgos Robinho got free with 박 서문 in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. South Korea's 박 서문 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Robinho in the 24th minute of play. In the 24th minute, 김 준 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute 김 준 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Saatsakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, South Korea's goalkeeper 박 서문 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giorgos Robinho. 31 minutes into the match, South Korea's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Robinho came free, but 박 서문 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by 김 엽 in the 36th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cyprus's Seleykos Demetrious. 39 minutes into the match, Cyprus's goal looked a bit too open when 김 준 came free, but Thanos Saatsakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute 김 준 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Saatsakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 김 준 made a kick off. South Korea's 김 엽 managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Seleykos Demetrious in the 52 minute of the game. Hektor Fitrakis kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. South Korea's 황보 추 was substituted for 조 내. South Korea's 김 영 was substituted for Sam Sung. Seleykos Demetrious made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by South Korea's 박 궉. 박 서문 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Robinho in the 66th minute of the match. 박 서문 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giorgos Robinho's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, South Korea's 최 명 got a free kick in the 75th minute. Cyprus made a substitution. Traian Delas replaced Akis Bouzios. In the 77th match minute, South Korea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 최 명 to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hektor Fitrakis in the 78th minute of play forced South Korea's goalkeeper 박 서문 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 minutes of play, Cyprus's Hektor Fitrakis made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 박 서문 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 88 minutes into the match, 김 준 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thanos Saatsakis, 1-1. Thanos Saatsakis made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when 황보 추 sent off a good shot on target. Thanos Saatsakis stood somewhat misplaced when 김 영 came free in front of goal and shot 1-2 to the left of him in the 96 minute. The South Korea players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.