U18 League

Nest V55
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emiliano Cara kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Valdieri's Dino Saurø got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, Petros Sarantos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Valdieri's Anfilogino Di Santo didn't even have to move. After some careless play in the Valdieri defense, Thanos Ntaloukas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anfilogino Di Santo. The Valdieri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anfilogino Di Santo should have stopped the shot. Giotis Lazarellis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Rinaldi in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Cara in the 17th minute of play forced Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Giotis Lazarellis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Petros Sarantos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anfilogino Di Santo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After 23 played minutes Seahawks V55 got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Leontarakis. Eugenio Stefano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Giotis Lazarellis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Seahawks V55's Giotis Lazarellis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Cara in the 38th minute of play. Anfilogino Di Santo made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Thanos Ntaloukas sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Seahawks V55's zone, Edoardo Rinaldi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giotis Lazarellis came out of the goal and Edoardo Rinaldi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute Petros Sarantos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino Di Santo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Petros Sarantos was the one to do the kick off. Giotis Lazarellis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Rinaldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Anfilogino Di Santo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Chatzichristos in the 54th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Seahawks V55's zone, Edoardo Rinaldi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giotis Lazarellis came out of the goal and Edoardo Rinaldi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giotis Lazarellis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emiliano Cara in the 58th minute. 62 minutes into the game, Petros Sarantos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Anfilogino Di Santo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anfilogino Di Santo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanos Ntaloukas in the 65th minute of the match. Anfilogino Di Santo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanos Ntaloukas in the 67th minute of play. After 77 played minutes Valdieri got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Berardo. The audience cheered when Petros Sarantos's long shot passed Anfilogino Di Santo's right side. It was 7-0, 78 minutes into the match. After 82 minutes of play, Seahawks V55's Petros Sarantos made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anfilogino Di Santo was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Valdieri getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Edoardo Rinaldi hit a great ball. Petros Sarantos might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anfilogino Di Santo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Petros Sarantos ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petros Sarantos in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anfilogino Di Santo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edoardo Rinaldi might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giotis Lazarellis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edoardo Rinaldi ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Rinaldi in the 92nd minute of play forced Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Giotis Lazarellis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Sarantos in the 94th minute of play forced Valdieri's goalkeeper Anfilogino Di Santo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seahawks V55's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.