U18 League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aimilios Siozos kicked off to start the match. Panos Okkas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Alatza, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 3 minutes of play, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Dimitris Alatza made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panos Okkas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 6th minute, Simeon Lalagos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's Theofilos Tassatos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Makis Liras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Akis Kiriakopoulos made a huge save. After a rather tough play, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Panagiotis Sousanis got a free kick in the 9th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Argyris Tachmatzidis in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Akis Kiriakopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 11 minutes, Lefteris Christodoulou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ and the GREEN LIONS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Makis Liras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Akis Kiriakopoulos made a huge save. Akis Kiriakopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aimilios Siozos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Argyris Tachmatzidis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Akis Kiriakopoulos, 1-1. Panos Okkas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alkestis Stasinopoulos in the 17th minute of the match. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aimilios Siozos 24 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-1. 27 minutes into the match, Argyris Tachmatzidis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Akis Kiriakopoulos, 4-1. Akis Kiriakopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argyris Tachmatzidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Akis Mousa got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Makis Liras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Akis Kiriakopoulos made a huge save. After 36 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Simeon Lalagos. In the 41st minute, GREEN LIONS's Aimilios Siozos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-1. Panos Okkas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alkestis Stasinopoulos in the 45th minute of the match. The supporters of ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ booed when GREEN LIONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iakovos Koutsoubis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Dimitris Alatza made the kick off in the second half. Alkestis Stasinopoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Panos Okkas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alkestis Stasinopoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. 56 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Aimilios Siozos came free, but Akis Kiriakopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Aimilios Siozos got a free kick in the 57th minute. Akis Kiriakopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Makis Liras in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Panos Okkas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Akis Kiriakopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aimilios Siozos in the 66th minute of play. After 67 played minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a freekick which was hit by Lefteris Christodoulou. 71 minutes into the game, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Koronis Panoulias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Panos Okkas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. 75 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Makis Liras came free, but Akis Kiriakopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akis Kiriakopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argyris Tachmatzidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, Argyris Tachmatzidis notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Akis Kiriakopoulos. Akis Kiriakopoulos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dimitris Alatza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Panos Okkas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iakovos Koutsoubis during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 86 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Iakovos Koutsoubis. Koronis Panoulias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute Aimilios Siozos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akis Kiriakopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Makis Liras in the 93rd minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Akis Kiriakopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to GREEN LIONS getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Thanos Katsafanas hit a great ball. Simeon Lalagos kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. GREEN LIONS had played much better football throughout.