National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Lutfi Curri made the kick off and thus started the match. Tasos Christidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lutfi Curri, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. With 7 minutes on the clock, Omiros Skilas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Greece:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Albania:s goal. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Albania. Brahim Alibali stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tasos Christidis. 0-1. Tasos Christidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristaq Jashellari in the 11th minute of play. Tasos Christidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lutfi Curri in the 12th minute of play. Tasos Christidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lutfi Curri in the 14th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Albania's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Thomas Adamatos fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Vezir Margjeka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonidas Kiprakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Vezir Margjeka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonidas Kiprakis in the 31st minute. When Driton Bespalla came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Albania 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 Driton Bespalla couldn't finish the play. Tasos Christidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lutfi Curri, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. When Albania's Lutfi Curri in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Greece's goalie prevented a goal. Vezir Margjeka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Adamatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Thomas Adamatos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vezir Margjeka. That made the score 1-1 in the 43 minute of play. Tasos Christidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabian Hila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Greece's Leonidas Kiprakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vezir Margjeka narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thomas Adamatos made a kick off. Tasos Christidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lutfi Curri in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the game, Kristaq Jashellari lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Tasos Christidis. Greece made a substitution. Anastasios Dalianas replaced Thodoris Papitzakis. Greece's Themistoklis Sarantis was substituted for Vaggelis Ligeridis. Tasos Christidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Driton Bespalla in the 62nd minute of the match. Thomas Adamatos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vezir Margjeka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Tasos Christidis made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Lutfi Curri sent off a good shot on target. When Greece's Thomas Adamatos in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Albania's goalie prevented a goal. Tasos Christidis made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Sabian Hila sent off a good shot on target. In the 72ndth minute of the game Leonidas Kiprakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Albania's Vezir Margjeka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vezir Margjeka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignatios Karasavvas, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the game, Thomas Adamatos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Vezir Margjeka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Greece's Themistoklis Strimmenos was substituted for Thomas Adamatos. After some careless play in the Albania defense, Themistoklis Strimmenos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vezir Margjeka. The Albania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vezir Margjeka should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Greece's Anastasios Skilas got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Ignatios Karasavvas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tasos Christidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lutfi Curri in the 88th minute. Tasos Christidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristaq Jashellari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.