U18 League

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Ermanno Renzi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Federico Gatti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thanasis Vrotsos in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michele Di Gregorio saved Eurospeed Asti from getting behind. Vakoufi Utd's Charilaos Mazonakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermanno Renzi in the 24th minute of play. Charilaos Mazonakis was a little too slow when Ermanno Renzi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Thanasis Vrotsos came free, but Michele Di Gregorio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Attilio Arioli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Charilaos Mazonakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Eurospeed Asti getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Amedeo Di Pasquale hit a great ball. When Eustratios Valsaris came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Vakoufi Utd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eustratios Valsaris couldn't finish the play. Attilio Arioli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charilaos Mazonakis having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thanasis Vrotsos was the one to do the kick off. Eustratios Valsaris received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Michele Di Gregorio came out and tried to block the shot, but Eustratios Valsaris slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 51st minute. Eustratios Valsaris hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Attilio Arioli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Spyros Voudouris charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Spyros Voudouris the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Spyros Voudouris got a free kick in the 65th minute. After some careless play in the Vakoufi Utd defense, Federico Gatti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Charilaos Mazonakis. The Vakoufi Utd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Charilaos Mazonakis should have stopped the shot. Charilaos Mazonakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Gatti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiros Karabelopoulos to maneuver through the defense. When Vakoufi Utd's Vladimiros Karabelopoulos in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eurospeed Asti's goalie prevented a goal. In the 93rd minute, Amedeo Di Pasquale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amedeo Di Pasquale charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amedeo Di Pasquale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Eurospeed Asti's Amedeo Di Pasquale got a free kick in the 94th minute. Eurospeed Asti were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Vakoufi Utd for a fine match.