U18 League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Fanis Eleftheropoulos hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Marco Scriha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Tilemachos Manouselis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Joe Petroni got a free kick in the 11th minute. Tabachana F.C.'s Stergios Siontis got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Tournas came free, but Dejan Cumbo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Tabachana F.C. getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Notis Trachanas hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the game, Clayton Vella cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tilemachos Manouselis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 22 minutes into the match, Avraam Lykoudis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Seraċini Għawdxin's Dejan Cumbo. Dejan Cumbo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dejan Cumbo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lambis Savvakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Vassilis Tournas in the 27th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Dejan Cumbo kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Tilemachos Manouselis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clayton Vella in the 41st minute of play. A collision led to Tabachana F.C. getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Fanis Eleftheropoulos hit a great ball. Tilemachos Manouselis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Vella, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The supporters of Seraċini Għawdxin booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimitris Nasiopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Clayton Vella to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Tabachana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avraam Vikatos to maneuver through the defense. Tabachana F.C.'s Tilemachos Manouselis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark De Battista in the 53rd minute of play. Lambis Savvakis hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Dejan Cumbo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vassilis Tournas in the 71st minute of the match. After 78 minutes, Fanis Eleftheropoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabachana F.C. and the Seraċini Għawdxin players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fanis Eleftheropoulos. In the 87th minute, Clayton Vella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seraċini Għawdxin's Dejan Cumbo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 89th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Lambis Savvakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tabachana F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Seraċini Għawdxin had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.