Friendly League

Metolokos Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Markos Melisofagos made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Metolokos MZ Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Markos Melisofagos came free, but Romeu Netto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyriakos Matsikidis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrés Chavez's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Kyriakos Matsikidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute Nasos Aggeliou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeu Netto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Markos Melisofagos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeu Netto was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Kolopetinitsa's Filippos Antoniou got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Filippos Antoniou hit a great ball. Nasos Aggeliou took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Romeu Netto. Romeu Netto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 33rd minute Alkis Athanasiou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeu Netto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kyriakos Matsikidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrés Chavez in the 35th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yakup Kadri Akbatur in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kyriakos Matsikidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Romeu Netto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Melisofagos, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Sakis Touronis hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After the first half Kolopetinitsa were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Metolokos MZ Clube made a substitution. Fabiano Jacinto replaced Alfredão da Fonseca. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yakup Kadri Akbatur to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Murilo Catarinense in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kyriakos Matsikidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Yakup Kadri Akbatur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Markos Melisofagos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kolopetinitsa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yakup Kadri Akbatur in the 79th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Kyriakos Matsikidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Kolopetinitsa eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.