U18 League

Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) 4 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Giorgos Nifitsas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabio Rapa. Isidoros Chatzidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Nathan Sant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, TZITZIFIES's Giorgos Nifitsas got control of the ball when Antoine Miggiani tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 18 played minutes TZITZIFIES got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Dogramadzhiev. 21 minutes into the match, Meerkats FC's goal looked a bit too open when Timos Pagarliotas came free, but Nathan Sant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nathan Sant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giorgos Dogramadzhiev went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ryan Mallia hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giorgos Dogramadzhiev during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Giorgos Dogramadzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Meerkats FC! In the 31st minute there was a penalty for TZITZIFIES. Theofanis Potamiotis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nathan Sant. 0-2. 45 minutes into the match, Meerkats FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Dogramadzhiev came free, but Nathan Sant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgos Nifitsas was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Arthur Teuma capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arthur Teuma really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giorgos Dogramadzhiev to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Giorgos Dogramadzhiev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nathan Sant was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Ryan Mallia kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes TZITZIFIES got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Dogramadzhiev. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when TZITZIFIES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giorgos Dogramadzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute Fabio Rapa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgos Nifitsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nathan Sant made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Giorgos Dogramadzhiev sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute, TZITZIFIES's Giorgos Dogramadzhiev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nathan Sant. Nathan Sant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. TZITZIFIES's Giorgos Dogramadzhiev got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After recieving a nice pass, Meerkats FC's Gianluca Dalli tried to score from far away in the 76th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 79 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Gianluca Dalli. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Giorgos Dogramadzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot. TZITZIFIES's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgos Dogramadzhiev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nathan Sant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 83 minutes into the match, Lambros Lazaridis sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Nathan Sant threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Lambros Lazaridis this time. A collision led to Meerkats FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Timothy De Battista hit a great ball. If Giorgos Dogramadzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Meerkats FC's Ryan Mallia got a free kick in the 87th minute. Stamatis Birbas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Giorgos Dogramadzhiev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched TZITZIFIES eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.