U23 League

Méga Bisdoúni
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Demetrio Grossi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alexander Della Francesca struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Demis Panagiotopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skyfall. After 4 minutes of play, Skyfall's Demetrio Grossi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demis Panagiotopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Demis Panagiotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmondo Ottavi in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, Concetto Leopardi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Demis Panagiotopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 12 minutes into the match, Méga Bisdoúni BC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmondo Ottavi came free, but Demis Panagiotopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th match minute, Méga Bisdoúni BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valerios Panagos to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Méga Bisdoúni BC defense, Concetto Leopardi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Demis Panagiotopoulos. The Méga Bisdoúni BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Demis Panagiotopoulos should have stopped the shot. After 20 minutes of play, Skyfall's Alexander Della Francesca made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demis Panagiotopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! 25 minutes into the match, Méga Bisdoúni BC's goal looked a bit too open when Demetrio Grossi came free, but Demis Panagiotopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Concetto Leopardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demis Panagiotopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Concetto Leopardi put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Demis Panagiotopoulos. Méga Bisdoúni BC's Demis Panagiotopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmondo Ottavi in the 31st minute of play. Méga Bisdoúni BC's Demis Panagiotopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmondo Ottavi in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Méga Bisdoúni BC's Evripidis Pantelos got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute of the match Ercole Colelli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Demis Panagiotopoulos skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Della Francesca in the 38th minute of play forced Méga Bisdoúni BC's goalkeeper Demis Panagiotopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Demis Panagiotopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demetrio Grossi in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Alexander Della Francesca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Skyfall fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Demis Panagiotopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demetrio Grossi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Méga Bisdoúni BC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Skyfall were winning 0-6.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Prokopis Papachantzoulis to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Skyfall's Concetto Leopardi made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demis Panagiotopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 57th minute, Alexander Della Francesca got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexander Della Francesca got free with Demis Panagiotopoulos in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Skyfall booed when Méga Bisdoúni BC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evripidis Pantelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Skyfall's Ercole Colelli ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Demis Panagiotopoulos. Demis Panagiotopoulos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. After having played for 70 minutes, Francesco Di Liddo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skyfall's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francesco Di Liddo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Demis Panagiotopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Concetto Leopardi in the 72nd minute. With an all-out effort, Skyfall's Demis Panagiotopoulos threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Demetrio Grossi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 75 minutes into the match, Méga Bisdoúni BC's goal looked a bit too open when Demetrio Grossi came free, but Demis Panagiotopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgos Eleftheriadis's late challenge caught a Skyfall's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giorgos Eleftheriadis helped the player get up and apologised. Giorgos Eleftheriadis kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Ercole Colelli, 82 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Demetrio Grossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demis Panagiotopoulos having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Demetrio Grossi in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Demis Panagiotopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Demis Panagiotopoulos came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Skyfall's Alexander Della Francesca. But to his dismay, Alexander Della Francesca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. After a rather tough play, Méga Bisdoúni BC's Prokopis Papachantzoulis got a free kick in the 95th minute. Skyfall played a much better game than Méga Bisdoúni BC and deserved their victory. The Méga Bisdoúni BC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.