National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 김 선 kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the U21 Cyprus defense, 김 남궁 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aglauros Kavallieratos. The U21 Cyprus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aglauros Kavallieratos should have stopped the shot. 10 minutes in the game, Makhaon Patrianakos fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without 김 진 having to interfere. After 12 minutes of play, U21 South Korea's 김 남궁 made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aglauros Kavallieratos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aglauros Kavallieratos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 김 선, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of U21 South Korea booed when U21 Cyprus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Makis Antoniadis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute, U21 Cyprus's Makis Antoniadis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 김 진. 김 진 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. A collision led to U21 South Korea getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. 김 지 hit a great ball. Aglauros Kavallieratos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 김 남궁, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the game, Makhaon Patrianakos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Cyprus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 South Korea the free kick. After a rather tough play, U21 Cyprus's Makhaon Patrianakos got a free kick in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 김 남궁 in the 37th minute of play forced U21 Cyprus's goalkeeper Aglauros Kavallieratos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Cyprus's Aiakos Vardakas suffered a concussion after 40 minutes and had to leave the field. The supporters of U21 Cyprus booed when U21 South Korea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. 유 차 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vaggelis Rousses recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute 박 야 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aglauros Kavallieratos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 South Korea made a substitution. 김 손 replaced 김 선. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 64th minute, Haakon Gaafar made a precise shot to the right of 김 진. U21 South Korea's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when 박 야 got free with Aglauros Kavallieratos in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when 김 손 got free with Aglauros Kavallieratos in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aglauros Kavallieratos made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when 김 손 sent off a good shot on target. 김 진 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dardanos Tsimicalis, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 South Korea's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vaggelis Rousses was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Cyprus's players had a chance to rest. 김 손 scored 3-3 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aglauros Kavallieratos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Makhaon Patrianakos kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute 김 남궁 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aglauros Kavallieratos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 minutes of play U21 South Korea's 유 차 was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 92 minutes into the match, U21 Cyprus's goalkeeper Aglauros Kavallieratos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 박 야. Aglauros Kavallieratos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 김 손, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 김 지 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aglauros Kavallieratos having to interfere. The supporters of U21 Cyprus booed when U21 South Korea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 100 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sonny Šuker didn't get a good kick on the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.