Friendly draw for Elpidon with Ralli’s goalkeeper on his debut!

An ideal debut, albeit an unofficial one, was made in the blue and white shirt by Dimitris Rallis. The 19-year-old striker, in his first match with our country, found the net and gifted the friendly draw to National Hope opposite to Hungary (1-1) in a game played in Serres in the presence of many fans.

It wasn’t until the 8th minute that Pecsi cleared Smyrlis’ powerful shot from outside the area, while the Hungarians responded to the chances in the 18th minute, when Klaus found himself in a four-four position but his shot went over the Botti goal. Finally, in the 32nd minute, the same player gave the Magyars the lead with a close shot after a corner kick. The National team increased their pressure but Apostolakis’ shot in the 42nd minute ended up just wide.

In the second half, the internationals pressed even more, however, in the 52nd minute, Pexi again impressively pushed Kaloskamis’s excellent cross from the area into a corner, and a minute later Kyriopoulos’ powerful shot went just wide of the goal. The national team’s dominance continued and the equalizer came in the 80th minute, when Rallis sent the ball into the net with a well-timed penalty on his debut with the national team.

The composition of the national team

Botis, Koutsogoulas, Sinanai, Kalogeropoulos, Koutsidis, Bakulas, Papadopoulos, Smyrlis, Koutsias, Kontouris, Apostolakis.

In the second half, the following also competed: Katris, Alexiou, Filon, Angelidis, Deligiannis, Monastirlis, Kostoulas, Rallis, Papakanellos, Kyriopoulos, Kaloskamis, Rumiantsef, Nikolaou.