U18 League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dino De Gregorio started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Dino De Gregorio notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Unione Sportiva's Grigoris Danas. Grigoris Danas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dino De Gregorio in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grigoris Danas saved Unione Sportiva from getting behind. In the 20th minute Claudio Diana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigoris Danas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Claudio Diana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grigoris Danas. Unione Sportiva's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudio Diana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Beppe De Lellis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akis Kaglantge in the 34th minute of the match. Beppe De Lellis was a little too slow when Apsyrtos Papadelias got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glaukos Atsidakos in the 47th minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Beppe De Lellis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Unione Sportiva players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. I ritirandi di Canaus were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Akis Kaglantge was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akis Kaglantge in the 53rd minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Beppe De Lellis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beppe De Lellis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Poias Nikolakopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when I ritirandi di Canaus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Diana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timos Karahalios hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Franco Galdi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Grigoris Danas made a huge save. Leonidas Maneates charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonidas Maneates the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonidas Maneates kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Alfonso Simeoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akis Kaglantge in the 71st minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Beppe De Lellis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beppe De Lellis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glaukos Atsidakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dino De Gregorio kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Alvise Testi came free in the 79th minute and tried to tip the ball over Grigoris Danas, but to the joy of Unione Sportiva's supporters the ball went over. 91 minutes into the game, Leonidas Maneates threw the ball into play from the sideline. I ritirandi di Canaus's Dino De Gregorio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Unione Sportiva were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.