U18 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Sakis Batirakis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Farafulla FC's Fulvio Di Clemente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakis Batirakis in the 10th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Farafulla FC got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Talamo. A collision led to Farafulla FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ermanno Della Francesca hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as O.T.E's Iason Kantimiris slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fulvio Di Clemente. That made the score 1-2 after 41 minutes of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francesco Talamo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sakis Batirakis charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sakis Batirakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Francesco Talamo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Farafulla FC's Demetrio Domenici slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Christos Tavlaridis. That made the score 1-3 after 58 minutes of play. In the 65th minute, Demetrio Domenici 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. 69 minutes into the match, Sakis Batirakis notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Farafulla FC's Fulvio Di Clemente. Fulvio Di Clemente was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iason Kantimiris struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Fulvio Di Clemente didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for O.T.E. After 74 played minutes O.T.E got a freekick which was hit by Antonis Klinakis. Christos Tavlaridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Fantasia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fulvio Di Clemente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonis Klinakis in the 77th minute of the match. Francesco Talamo took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christos Tavlaridis. Christos Tavlaridis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. 88 minutes into the game, Kyriakos Papachristou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. O.T.E's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Farafulla FC the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Demetrio Domenici got free with Christos Tavlaridis in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Farafulla FC played a much better game than O.T.E and deserved their victory. The O.T.E players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.