Friendly League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dionysis Stamatiou made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Panayot Kanevchev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valerios Paboulis was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, one of Magicos: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 Magicos. When Vassilis Pirovolidis came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Amfithea Hotspur 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 Vassilis Pirovolidis couldn't finish the play. Magicos's Elias Maraman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dionysis Stamatiou in the 13th minute of play. Elias Maraman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dionysis Stamatiou's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. The corner led Amfithea Hotspur's Konstantinos Psiloglou to fire away a dangerous shot which Elias Maraman despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Dionysis Stamatiou put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Elias Maraman. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionysis Stamatiou in the 23rd minute of play forced Magicos's goalkeeper Elias Maraman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dionysis Stamatiou struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Elias Maraman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Amfithea Hotspur. The supporters of Amfithea Hotspur booed when Magicos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Rumaldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panayot Kanevchev in the 42nd minute of play forced Amfithea Hotspur's goalkeeper Valerios Paboulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Magicos's goal looked a bit too open when Dionysis Stamatiou came free, but Elias Maraman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Amfithea Hotspur's Minas Tsirkos got a free kick in the 45th minute. Elias Maraman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markos Miroforidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Panayot Kanevchev made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Amfithea Hotspur's Minas Tsirkos got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute of the match Magicos got a corner. Amfithea Hotspur's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Urbano Pagomari ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Vassilis Pirovolidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the match, Magicos's goal looked a bit too open when Dionysis Stamatiou came free, but Elias Maraman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amfithea Hotspur's Valerios Paboulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panayot Kanevchev in the 67th minute of play. Elias Maraman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionysis Stamatiou in the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Magicos's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Pirovolidis came free, but Elias Maraman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miltos Macheras during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amfithea Hotspur:s Valerios Paboulis showed great skill when he stopped Urbano Pagomari:s penalty. Dionysis Stamatiou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Elias Maraman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Maraman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionysis Stamatiou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konstantinos Psiloglou came free with the goalkeeper in the 87th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Elias Maraman could save by the left post. Elias Maraman made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Iason Koutsoubis sent off a good shot on target. Valerios Paboulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panayot Kanevchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amfithea Hotspur's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.