Friendly League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Achilleas Spiliotis started the match with the kick off. When Kostas Makris fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kσniari FC's protests and gave Kostas Makris a yellow card for diving instead. After 3 played minutes Kσniari FC got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Makris. Aristide Silişteanu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Dionysis Vertsos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 6 minutes into the match, Costin Braru dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dionysis Vertsos, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Barca's Aristide Silişteanu got a free kick in the 9th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Achilleas Spiliotis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Barca's Albert Oanță. Albert Oanță was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 17 minutes into the game, Dorin Roşculeţ was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kσniari FC the free kick. Albert Oanță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Makris in the 18th minute of the match. Barca's Albert Oanță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achilleas Spiliotis in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Kσniari FC's goal looked a bit too open when Costin Braru came free, but Dionysis Vertsos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 23 minutes, Costin Braru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Costin Braru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Albert Oanță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Sarantakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucrețiu Piersic struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Dionysis Vertsos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barca. Dionysis Vertsos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costin Braru in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute, Babbis Romanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Kσniari FC's zone, Dorin Roşculeţ stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dionysis Vertsos came out of the goal and Dorin Roşculeţ tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kσniari FC's Dionysis Vertsos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Kσniari FC from getting a goal against them. If Costin Braru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the match, Kσniari FC's goal looked a bit too open when Costin Braru came free, but Dionysis Vertsos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Kσniari FC defense, Lucrețiu Piersic kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dionysis Vertsos. The Kσniari FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dionysis Vertsos should have stopped the shot. 45 minutes into the match, Dimitris Pistolelis notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Barca's Albert Oanță. Albert Oanță was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Costin Braru stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Barca's goal looked a bit too open when Lambros Michelakis came free, but Albert Oanță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Moise Avădanei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the game, Dimitris Pistolelis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kσniari FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barca the free kick. After 58 played minutes Kσniari FC got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Pistolelis. In the 59th minute, Costin Braru left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kostas Makris got free with Albert Oanță in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th match minute, Barca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristide Silişteanu to maneuver through the defense. Aristide Silişteanu kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Moise Avădanei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dionysis Vertsos having to interfere. 3-3 became the score in the 78th minute when Kostas Makris elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Lucrețiu Piersic's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dionysis Vertsos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of Barca booed when Kσniari FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anestis Kouroupetzoglou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aristide Silişteanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dionysis Vertsos having to make a save. After 95 played minutes Kσniari FC got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Sarantakos. If Dorin Roşculeţ had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.