Friendly League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leukothoe Sakelaris started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christos Triantafyllou got free with Aris Zanteroglou in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 4th minute Granate were awarded a corner. Enzo Hermon went to the cornerflag to take it. Ntinos Kaliakatsos scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Palmquist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Donato Lekubegi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 10 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Granate fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the Granate defense, Periklis Pagopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Palmquist. The Granate fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Palmquist should have stopped the shot. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ntinos Kaliakatsos in the 14th minute of play. If Leukothoe Sakelaris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Granate's Jaakko Ramstadius got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Themos Panagakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Palmquist having to interfere. After 27th play minutes Ntinos Kaliakatsos shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Jonathan Palmquist and just under the crossbar into goal. If Periklis Pagopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 30thth minute of the game Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Granate's Jonathan Palmquist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ntinos Kaliakatsos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Jonathan Palmquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Themos Panagakis hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ntinos Kaliakatsos in the 43rd minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aris Zanteroglou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leukothoe Sakelaris in the 47th minute. Aris Zanteroglou was a little too slow when Leukothoe Sakelaris got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 1-4.

The wind increased when Ntinos Kaliakatsos made the kick off in the second half. In the 59th match minute, Granate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Dominic to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the game, Jose F.C.'s Ntinos Kaliakatsos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Palmquist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Leukothoe Sakelaris took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aris Zanteroglou. Aris Zanteroglou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. A hard shot 69 in the game by Ntinos Kaliakatsos from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Palmquist managed to make a qualified save. Granate's players were relieved. If Periklis Pagopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the match, Granate's Leukothoe Sakelaris sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aris Zanteroglou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Robert Kirby ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aris Zanteroglou was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. Jonathan Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris in the 90th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Jose F.C.'s Jonathan Palmquist threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jonathan Palmquist made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Adrian Bumbescu sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ntinos Kaliakatsos during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jose F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.