U18 League

Maksimir
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Orestis Vasilakopoulos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkis Athanasiou in the 11th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Lino Crnogaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lazaros Manolopoulos came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Lipovljani's Jasmin Saveljić. But to his dismay, Jasmin Saveljić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 16 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Orestis Vasilakopoulos came free, but Lino Crnogaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lipovljani's Lino Crnogaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orestis Vasilakopoulos in the 16th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Davor Horvatin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkis Athanasiou in the 17th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Lino Crnogaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sokratis Kagiasis to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Lipovljani defense, Orestis Vasilakopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lino Crnogaj. The Lipovljani fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lino Crnogaj should have stopped the shot. In the 29th minute Konstantinos Kazantzis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lino Crnogaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 33 minutes, Jasmin Saveljić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lipovljani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jasmin Saveljić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 35 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Davor Horvatin came free, but Lazaros Manolopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Lipovljani's Davor Horvatin fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Kolopetinitsa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 39th minute, when Mihovil Zorčić scored to the left of an out of position Lazaros Manolopoulos, making the score, 2-1. 46 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Sokratis Kagiasis came free, but Lino Crnogaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dado Glavota stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lazaros Manolopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davor Horvatin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lazaros Manolopoulos came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Lipovljani's Mihovil Zorčić. But to his dismay, Mihovil Zorčić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 57 minutes into the game, Diogenis Kastras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kolopetinitsa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lipovljani the free kick. After 57 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Diogenis Kastras. Lazaros Manolopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dado Glavota in the 60th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kolopetinitsa's Grigoris Rousseas got a free kick in the 60th minute. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Mihovil Zorčić sped through Kolopetinitsa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lazaros Manolopoulos. Lazaros Manolopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jasmin Saveljić, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The supporters of Kolopetinitsa booed when Lipovljani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolf Tepšić didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute of the match Sokratis Kagiasis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lino Crnogaj skillfully saved the ball. Lazaros Manolopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihovil Zorčić in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dado Glavota in the 76th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Lazaros Manolopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexis Papadimoulis kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Jasmin Saveljić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Lazaros Manolopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orestis Vasilakopoulos took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lino Crnogaj. Lino Crnogaj dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. After 90 minutes of play, Lipovljani's Mihovil Zorčić made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lazaros Manolopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! 93 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's Jasmin Saveljić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lazaros Manolopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Orestis Vasilakopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Lino Crnogaj made a huge save.