U18 League

KING GREEN ARENA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stergios Veggos kicked off to start the match. When Trifillia.FC's Periklis Dentsas in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mikrá Sánta's goalie prevented a goal. In the 9th minute Achilleas Karaflas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionysis Naskos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dionysis Naskos was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Aris Kravaris capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aris Kravaris really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. With a little luck, Mikrá Sánta's Dionysis Naskos got control of the ball when Ntinos Kyzeridis tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Mikrá Sánta getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Christoforos Grigoratos hit a great ball. Christos Kareklidis was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 15th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Dionysis Naskos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achilleas Karaflas in the 16th minute of the match. Achilleas Karaflas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Dionysis Naskos made a huge save. Dionysis Naskos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Periklis Dentsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Periklis Dentsas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dionysis Naskos came out and tried to block the shot, but Periklis Dentsas slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 27th minute. Dionysis Naskos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achilleas Karaflas, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Dionysis Naskos was a little too slow when Achilleas Karaflas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 4-0. 43 minutes into the game, Manos Malezas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mikrá Sánta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trifillia.FC the free kick. Manos Malezas hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aris Kravaris in the 46th minute of play forced Mikrá Sánta's goalkeeper Dionysis Naskos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aris Kravaris stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Thodoris Mavromatakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionysis Naskos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achilleas Karaflas in the 53rd minute of play forced Mikrá Sánta's goalkeeper Dionysis Naskos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dionysis Naskos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Periklis Dentsas in the 55th minute of the match. Dionysis Naskos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ntinos Kyzeridis in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Achilleas Karaflas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dionysis Naskos was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Dionysis Naskos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ntinos Kyzeridis in the 62nd minute of the match. Periklis Dentsas took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dionysis Naskos. Dionysis Naskos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Markos Sotiriadis in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dionysis Naskos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 73 minutes into the match, Mikrá Sánta's goal looked a bit too open when Aris Kravaris came free, but Dionysis Naskos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dionysis Naskos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achilleas Karaflas in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Periklis Dentsas in the 75th minute of play forced Mikrá Sánta's goalkeeper Dionysis Naskos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Aris Kravaris had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dionysis Naskos. Mikrá Sánta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aris Kravaris was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. After having played for 80 minutes, Achilleas Karaflas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trifillia.FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Achilleas Karaflas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dionysis Naskos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achilleas Karaflas in the 81st minute of play. Dionysis Naskos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Periklis Dentsas in the 82nd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Trifillia.FC's Achilleas Karaflas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dionysis Naskos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. 89 minutes into the match, Mikrá Sánta's goal looked a bit too open when Ntinos Kyzeridis came free, but Dionysis Naskos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th match minute, Mikrá Sánta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alekos Konstantinidis to maneuver through the defense. Mikrá Sánta's Dionysis Naskos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aris Kravaris in the 92nd minute of play. Aris Kravaris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the referee ended the match the Trifillia.FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.