Michkia 0 - 4 Ayax

Due to the fairly good weather for football today, 299 spectators have come down to Michalaikakia Arena. The coach fielded the following talents: Papachristoudis - Tavanoprokas, Taganikas, Mpaloukos, Savakis, Athanasiou - Sifakas, Gkittis, Tachmatzidis -.

Starters: Organdziev - Dimovski, Davitkovski, Menovski, Davidovski, Etiz - Grozdanov, Kullolli, Duraku - Pucakoski, Prokopiev.

Michalaikakia fielded a 5-3-0 lineup. For Ayax FC, the formation of choice was 5-3-2. Hoping for a few breakaways today, Michkia would today focus on counterattack offense. Ayax appeared uncertain how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. The guests almost went up by a goal in the 17:th minute when Evgenij Davitkovski came through from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. The coach of Michkia was embarrassed to see his players fail the tactical setup. Many played out of position and the organisation level of the team dropped to inadequate. Varol Etiz was cheered by the friends in the team as he rounded the defence to the left. His shot came in the 33:th minute, but the ball went wide. A mistake by the kids playing central defence allowed Ivica Pucakoski to score the 0 - 1 goal for Ayax after 34 minutes. Michkia did not seem very confident about what to do on the pitch, the organisation level having broken down to inadequate. Doncho Prokopiev could have made a name for himself when he, after 41 minutes, almost extended the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball looped into the middle, but the home side's keeper Stilianos Papachristoudis collected it. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. This half the Ayax boys hung on to the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

A quick review of the game plan helped Michkia get back to a solid organisation. The boys of Ayax were eager to get some feedback from their coach. His tactical review helped raise the team organisation to solid. Did someone forget the pre-match briefing today? The Michkia lads didn't seem to have a clue what to do, and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. Ayax kept scoring, and after 55 minutes Doncho Prokopiev slid a penalty kick just past the home keeper. 0 - 2. Lacking experience with the current tactics, the players of Ayax kept running into each other on the pitch. They only managed a solid level of organisation. After 60 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Borce Menovski who increased Ayax's lead to 0 - 3. Ayax appeared uncertain how to play and their organisation was only passable. With youthful enthusiasm, Zarko Grozdanov dribbled past his markers on the right and increased the visitors' lead to 0 - 4. The coach of Michkia was embarrassed to see his players fail the tactical setup. Many played out of position and the organisation level of the team dropped to inadequate. The match ends with a 0 - 4 score. Ayax, bringing their ball possession to 65 percent, seemed most ambitious today.

The spectators agreed that the most impressive boy in Michkia today had been Stefanos Sifakas. Stilianos Papachristoudis left the field with tears in his eyes, knowing he had been the worst player on his team. The Ayax players gave Ivica Pucakoski a group hug after the game, claiming he'd been "really great". Josif Davidovski showed he still has a lot to learn.