U18 League

KING GREEN ARENA
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. Petros Malioufas started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Thodoris Pavlakakis. 8 minutes into the match, Petros Malioufas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Trifillia.FC's Ilias Papanikolas. Ilias Papanikolas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Trifillia.FC's Ilias Papanikolas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petros Malioufas in the 13th minute of play. Dimos Violopoulos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kostas Tsioris firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nikos Markopoulos hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Trifillia.FC's zone, Orestis Katsadourakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilias Papanikolas came out of the goal and Orestis Katsadourakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The AC Milan fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when AC Milan's Koulis Saveris looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kostas Tsioris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamatis Paschalis in the 29th minute of the match. Kostas Tsioris was a little too slow when Stamatis Paschalis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 1-2. If Periklis Dentsas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giotis Sartzetakis kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Kostas Tsioris was a little too slow when Aris Kravaris got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 2-2. In the 44th minute, Dimos Violopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Trifillia.FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aris Kravaris was the one to do the kick off. Trifillia.FC's Ilias Papanikolas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Trifillia.FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Trifillia.FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Stamatis Paschalis hit a great ball. The supporters of Trifillia.FC booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavlos Kazakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Periklis Dentsas notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of AC Milan's Kostas Tsioris. Kostas Tsioris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Petros Malioufas came free with the goalkeeper in the 67th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ilias Papanikolas could save by the left post. 68 minutes into the game, Thodoris Pavlakakis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ilias Papanikolas. Thodoris Pavlakakis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-3. Miltiadis Tsouchtras hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Dimos Violopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trifillia.FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimos Violopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miltiadis Tsouchtras during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Miltiadis Tsouchtras kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Orestis Katsadourakis took a quick shot and it went in 4-4 without a chance for Ilias Papanikolas to make any attempt to save it. 81 minutes into the game, Orestis Katsadourakis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ilias Papanikolas. Orestis Katsadourakis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-5. Dimos Violopoulos hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the AC Milan defense, Stamatis Paschalis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kostas Tsioris. The AC Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kostas Tsioris should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd minute Orestis Katsadourakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Papanikolas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.