U23 League

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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andreas Daskalakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the game, AFC Ajax's Charis Katydis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Renos Valantis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 10th minute, Charis Pomonis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the game, Kostas Kanonidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Renos Valantis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. AFC Ajax's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Fotis Stamatakos scored to the left of an out of position Lakis Megas, making the score, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charis Pomonis in the 22nd minute of play forced MONAXOS's goalkeeper Renos Valantis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iordanis Kazantzakis hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Charis Katydis scored 1-3 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Renos Valantis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Andreas Daskalakis took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Renos Valantis. Renos Valantis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. After 33 played minutes AFC Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Dorotheos Tsiamakis. Renos Valantis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Daskalakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Kanonidis in the 40th minute of play forced MONAXOS's goalkeeper Renos Valantis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Kostas Kanonidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Ajax fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. 43 minutes into the game, AFC Ajax's Kostas Kanonidis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Renos Valantis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-6 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fotis Stamatakos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the MONAXOS defense, Kostas Kanonidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Renos Valantis. The MONAXOS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Renos Valantis should have stopped the shot. 56 minutes into the game, Stamatis Giotas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Renos Valantis. Stamatis Giotas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-8. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Panos Thomaidis replaced Daniil Vouzas. Lakis Megas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nektarios Kontopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. MONAXOS's Renos Valantis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stamatis Giotas in the 62nd minute of play. Charis Pomonis hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Renos Valantis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 68th minute, which inside left pole to 1-9. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind MONAXOS's goalkeeper Renos Valantis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 72 minutes MONAXOS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Filippos Kourabies who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Kostas Kanonidis heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 74 minutes into the match, Charis Pomonis notched a goal, 1-10, to the right of MONAXOS's Renos Valantis. Renos Valantis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Renos Valantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Daskalakis in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Kostas Kanonidis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Renos Valantis. Kostas Kanonidis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-11. Renos Valantis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kostas Kanonidis went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-12 was the resulting score. Charis Pomonis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Renos Valantis made a huge save. Dorotheos Tsiamakis kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. MONAXOS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Stamatis Giotas scored to the left of an out of position Renos Valantis, making the score, 1-13. Thomas Karkantos kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. AFC Ajax played a much better game than MONAXOS and deserved their victory. The MONAXOS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.