U18 League

Acilia Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vaggelis Sevastos took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Alberto Diana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stathis Seremetidis. Skafνdhi FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Diana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 8th minute, Carlo Sorge ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stathis Seremetidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Stathis Seremetidis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Diana showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 11 minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match Skafνdhi FC got a corner. Acilia Town's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Menios Leras ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Menios Leras got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Donato Stefano quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Camillo Saraceni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Skafνdhi FC's Stathis Seremetidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Skafνdhi FC from getting a goal against them. When Vaggelis Sevastos fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Skafνdhi FC's protests and gave Vaggelis Sevastos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Skafνdhi FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Vaggelis Sevastos hit a great ball. Skafνdhi FC's Stathis Seremetidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Saraceni in the 30th minute of play. With a little luck, Skafνdhi FC's Stathis Seremetidis got control of the ball when Carlo Sorge tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlo Sorge could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Stathis Seremetidis made a huge save. In the 39th minute, Alberto Diana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Acilia Town fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Skafνdhi FC's Stathis Seremetidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Skafνdhi FC from getting a goal against them.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlo Sorge made a kick off. Stathis Seremetidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Saraceni in the 52nd minute of play. Stathis Seremetidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Sorge, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Stathis Seremetidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Diana in the 59th minute of the match. Stathis Seremetidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Saraceni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 62 played minutes Skafνdhi FC got a freekick which was hit by Theofilos Malesios. After 63 played minutes, Acilia Town's Armando Villa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stathis Seremetidis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Acilia Town reached it. In the 65th minute Alberto Diana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Seremetidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stathis Seremetidis came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Acilia Town's Alberto Diana. But to his dismay, Alberto Diana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Stathis Seremetidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Sorge, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The supporters of Acilia Town booed when Skafνdhi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Katsikopodaros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stathis Seremetidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Saraceni in the 73rd minute of play. Stathis Seremetidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Sorge, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After 78 minutes of play, Acilia Town's Camillo Saraceni made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Seremetidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Diana in the 81st minute of play forced Skafνdhi FC's goalkeeper Stathis Seremetidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, one of Acilia Town:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Acilia Town. Menios Leras walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After a rather tough play, Acilia Town's Camillo Saraceni got a free kick in the 85th minute. A hard shot 86 in the game by Vaggelis Sevastos from a close distance when the talented Donato Stefano managed to make a qualified save. Acilia Town's players were relieved. In the 90th minute, Alberto Diana made a precise shot to the right of Stathis Seremetidis. Skafνdhi FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. The long shot by Ntinos Zouros in the 97th minute really tested Donato Stefano's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Stathis Pagonakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Acilia Town had played much better football throughout.