"Vangelis Alysandratos" Press League
The Press Representative Team
The media's representative side — the newly formed Press League Representative Team
The Press League Representative Team is a newly established institution: it brings together players from all the media teams and plays friendly matches against veterans' sides, in a spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie.
Team Manager
Michalis Flampouraris
Coach
Giorgos Sarris
former Ionikos player
Captains
Stelios Droumalias
Thomas Mandalos
Kits
Home kit: light blue and white
Away kit: white with gold
The Representative Team's Matches
| # | Opponent | Score (Opponent – Press Team) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th friendly | Vrilissia Veterans | 1-0 | 7/9/2026, Vrilissia Municipal Stadium — 1-0 defeat, the Press Representative Team's restart, MVP goalkeeper Thomas Mandalos |
| 6th friendly | Kronos Athinon Veterans | 0-10 | The Representative Team's biggest win |
| 5th friendly | Gerakas Veterans | 0-5 | Win for the Representative Team |
| 4th friendly | Ionikos Nikaia Veterans | 4-4 | 31/3/2026 — hat-trick by Al. Latsounas |
| 3rd friendly | Melissia Veterans | 3-4 | Win for the Representative Team in a seven-goal match |
| 2nd friendly | Lykovrysi Veterans | 1-2 | First win for the Representative Team |
| 1st friendly | A.O. Koukouvaounes Veterans | 5-1 | First unofficial appearance — scorer Alkis Karlos |
Season 2026-27 — The restart against the Vrilissia Veterans
Monday 7 September 2026 — first friendly of the new season for the SPAE-MME Press Representative Team, at the Vrilissia Municipal Stadium, against the Vrilissia Veterans. Vrilissia Veterans – SPAE-MME Press Representative Team 1-0.
The match — Vrilissia Veterans 1-0 Press Representative Team
The home side's goal decided the match. The Press Representative Team missed several chances, most of them through Thomas Chrysochoidis, and remained goalless.
MVP of the match: the goalkeeper Thomas Mandalos, who kept the score down with a string of saves.
The starting eleven
- Goalkeeper: Thomas Mandalos
- Right back: Nikos Mavridopoulos
- Left back: Giorgos Fradelakis
- Central defenders: Tasos Pagiatis, Nikos Pagiotelis
- Central midfield: Panagiotis Katiforis, Dimitris Giokas
- Left midfielder: Sotiris Kostavaras
- Right midfielder: Stelios Miaoudakis
- Forwards: Kostas Kaloudis, Thomas Chrysochoidis
Substitutes: Michalis Flampouraris, Stamatis Stamos
The friendly against the Ionikos Veterans
Tuesday 31 March 2026 — the most exciting friendly of the year.
The match — 4-4
The Representative Team went 1-4 up, thanks to a hat-trick by Alekos Latsounas (OPEN), but Ionikos equalised in the 90th minute with a free kick by Ilias Kyriakidis (formerly of AEK and Ionikos).
The pennant
Presented by G. Katsikis, Ionikos' second goalkeeper, who also plays for the AVGI.gr team.
With the Lykovrysi Veterans
The Squad
ONE VOICE (1VOICE.gr)
- Nikos Koutsonikolis
- Romanos Seriatos
- Giannis Seriatos
AVGI.gr
- Michalis Zotalis
- Tasos Pagiatis
- Vasilis Likollari
SYTATE Ethniki
- Alkis Karlos
- Panagiotis Tsekouras
OPEN
- Giorgos Fradelakis
- Christos Sierras
One Channel
- Stelios Miaoudakis
Press Representative Team — Photo Archive
