Pre season in Austria: Day 2

Morning training and the first friendly on Austrian soil included the program of the 2nd day at the training center Bad Zell.

On Sunday morning (17/07) the first practical training of our team took place on Austrian soil.

Mr. Zorniger’s soccer players trained in an activation and reaction speed program.

Bassel Jradi continued his strength and individual training program, while El Hadji Ba pulled out of training with thigh muscle discomfort.

The footballer spent the afternoon undergoing medical tests to find out what exactly he is dealing with.

Our team played the first friendly match in the framework of the main stage of its preparation in Austria in the afternoon against Mezokovezd Zori.

The match was streamed in writing via our team’s official Facebook account.

Watch the flow of the match as recorded by the press office:

Starting line-up: Demetriou, Champos, Roberge, V. Jovanovic, Panagiotou, Coll, Khammas, Pinakas, Va, Dabo, Diguiny.

1’ Kick off
3’ First attacking attempt for our team from the left and first final attempt with Hamas whose shot ended up in the arms of the opposing goalkeeper.
3-5-2 is the formation of our team.
6’ Our team was more aggressive and threatened twice in one minute with Va and Dabo, whose shots went wide.
8’ 0-1 for the Hungarians in their first attacking effort after a quick counter-attack.
10´ Huge chance for our team with Va’s shot being instinctively saved by the opposing goalkeeper!
12′ Excellent combination of Dabo and Va with the latter’s shot being difficult to neutralize by the opposing keeper.
20′ Dangerous counterattack by the Hungarians who had their 2nd final attempt in the match.
23′ Temporary break to cool down the players of both teams.
34′ Without anything special from the two teams in the last quarter.
Mr. Zorniger change the formation to 4-4-2.
38’ 1-1 Goal with Dabo!
45’ Big chance! Va was alone in front of goalkeeper and he missed the opportunity to score.

Half Time 1-1.

In second half our line up:
Jovanovic, Mavrias, Aleesami, Artymatas, Noyok, Djoum, Spoljaric, Cabral, Pittas, Janga, Injgia.

Second half kick off.
50’ 1-2 for the Hungarians.
53’ Pittas’s strong shot went over the opponent’s goal.
59′ Clearly affected by the many changes, our team tries to regain rhythm and cohesion.
63′ Dismissal for the Hungarians, who admittedly have been fighting on the verge of being unsportsmanlike from the beginning of the match.
67’ 2-2 Goal! Artymatas scored with header. Assist from Danilo Spoljaric.
72’ 2-3 for the opponents.
75’ 3-3 Pittas equalized!
77’ New big opportunity with Pittas.
87′ Spoliaric’s powerful shot just went wide.
89′ Great chance with Pittas making an excellent shot from the edge of the box and the Hungarian goalkeeper impressively denied the 4-3 for our team.
90′ New great chance with Djum!
Full time 3-3.

Press Office
Apollon Limassol