U18 League

Lapokhσri Stadium
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Dino Facchetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Ipsilantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anthony Ruzzi took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stathis Ipsilantis. Stathis Ipsilantis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After some careless play in the Lapokhσri defense, Anthony Ruzzi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stathis Ipsilantis. The Lapokhσri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stathis Ipsilantis should have stopped the shot. After 12 minutes, Iosif Ntounias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lapokhσri and the Merceron United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 13 played minutes, Merceron United's Dario Gelsomini shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stathis Ipsilantis 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 Merceron United reached it. 15 minutes into the match, Lapokhσri's goal looked a bit too open when Damiano Perazzolo came free, but Stathis Ipsilantis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stathis Ipsilantis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Merceron United's Anthony Ruzzi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Stathis Ipsilantis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Gelsomini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Anthony Ruzzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Ipsilantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stathis Ipsilantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthony Ruzzi in the 28th minute of play. Merceron United's Dino Facchetti got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Ruzzi in the 35th minute of play forced Lapokhσri's goalkeeper Stathis Ipsilantis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Gelsomini in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Gelsomini in the 43rd minute of play forced Lapokhσri's goalkeeper Stathis Ipsilantis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stathis Ipsilantis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Gelsomini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Lapokhσri's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Facchetti came free, but Stathis Ipsilantis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anthony Ruzzi to strike the kick off in the second half. Anthony Ruzzi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stathis Ipsilantis came out and tried to block the shot, but Anthony Ruzzi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 52nd minute. In the 56th minute Dario Gelsomini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Ipsilantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lapokhσri's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Anthony Ruzzi scored to the left of an out of position Stathis Ipsilantis, making the score, 0-5. Stathis Ipsilantis made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Dino Facchetti sent off a good shot on target. Dario Gelsomini received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stathis Ipsilantis came out and tried to block the shot, but Dario Gelsomini slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 63rd minute. Stathis Ipsilantis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dino Facchetti showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 66 minute of play. In the 69th minute, Anthony Ruzzi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Stathis Ipsilantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthony Ruzzi in the 72nd minute of play. Stathis Ipsilantis made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Anthony Ruzzi sent off a good shot on target. Paraskevas Rovolis hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Anthony Ruzzi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stathis Ipsilantis. That made the score 0-8 in the 76 minute of play. Paraskevas Rovolis hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. If Damiano Perazzolo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute Dario Gelsomini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Ipsilantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Ruzzi in the 88th minute of play forced Lapokhσri's goalkeeper Stathis Ipsilantis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stathis Ipsilantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthony Ruzzi in the 92nd minute of play. Stathis Ipsilantis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Gelsomini, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anthony Ruzzi got free with Stathis Ipsilantis in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Lapokhσri fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Merceron United were clearly better and deserved to take the win.