Friendly League

The Stars
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gregorio Elija sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Astralis FC's Giorgos Salpiggidis threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hu Jian Yi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ermis Vasilomichelakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Calixto Simaverti fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Astralis FC's protests and gave Calixto Simaverti a yellow card for diving instead. 13 minutes into the game, one of Astralis FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tzolo Pisarski had in the 15thth minute some difficulties stopping Babbis Tsalouchidis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 15th minute, Babbis Tsalouchidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Α.Ο. Σύρου FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Tzolo Pisarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paschalis Valassis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erwin Levet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Giorgos Salpiggidis made a huge save. Hu Jian Yi scored 2-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giorgos Salpiggidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Erwin Levet's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Giorgos Salpiggidis firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 34th match minute, Astralis FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claude Goubert to maneuver through the defense. Tzolo Pisarski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paschalis Valassis in the 35th minute of the match. Tzolo Pisarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Babbis Tsalouchidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Tzolo Pisarski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paschalis Valassis in the 39th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paschalis Valassis in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tzolo Pisarski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Astralis FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Gregorio Elija hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Niguel Pasten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Astralis FC's Tzolo Pisarski got control of the ball when Paschalis Valassis tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Paschalis Valassis came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Α.Ο. Σύρου FC 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 Paschalis Valassis couldn't finish the play. In the 64th minute Erwin Levet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgos Salpiggidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 68 minutes of play, Astralis FC's Hu Jian Yi made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giorgos Salpiggidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paschalis Valassis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tzolo Pisarski having to make a save. After some careless play in the Α.Ο. Σύρου FC defense, Erwin Levet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giorgos Salpiggidis. The Α.Ο. Σύρου FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giorgos Salpiggidis should have stopped the shot. When Gregorio Elija came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Astralis FC 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 Gregorio Elija couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Α.Ο. Σύρου FC booed when Astralis FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Carlos Pascuala didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 93 minutes into the game, when Vaggelis Siafakas put in a rough tackle. In the 92nd minute, one of Α.Ο. Σύρου FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Α.Ο. Σύρου FC. Rigoberto Munster shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Manos Valkanis's late challenge caught a Astralis FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manos Valkanis helped the player get up and apologised. José Carlos Pascuala's late challenge caught a Α.Ο. Σύρου FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Carlos Pascuala helped the player get up and apologised. José Carlos Pascuala kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. 98 minutes into the match, Α.Ο. Σύρου FC's Babbis Tsalouchidis broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Astralis FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.