U18 League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Green Horses's Konstantinos D Artagnan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Ianni in the 4th minute of play. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Lakis Zisis hit a great ball. In the 9th minute Fabio Ianni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theodosis Kassapis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lakis Zisis got free with Claudio Malvezzi in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 13 minutes into the game, Lakis Zisis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Claudio Malvezzi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Claudio Malvezzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos D Artagnan, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Theodosis Kassapis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Ianni, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When Borgo Doria F.C.'s Alberto Farina in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Green Horses's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Alberto Farina put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Theodosis Kassapis. Lakis Zisis might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Claudio Malvezzi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lakis Zisis ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakis Zisis in the 30th minute of play forced Borgo Doria F.C.'s goalkeeper Claudio Malvezzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Borgo Doria F.C.'s Fabio Ianni got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute Carter Pomponio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theodosis Kassapis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christos Velis hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. A collision led to Borgo Doria F.C. getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Andreas Salver hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Konstantinos D Artagnan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Green Horses's Ntinos Farmakis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ntinos Farmakis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Green Horses protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ntinos Farmakis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Green Horses fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Borgo Doria F.C. a penalty, 38 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alfredo Cinalli, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis. 1-2. After having played for 42 minutes, Avraam Liakos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Green Horses's supporters crossed their fingers, but Avraam Liakos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ciro Del Monte hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Ianni came free, but Theodosis Kassapis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Carter Pomponio made the kick off in the second half. Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Green Horses from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Pomponio in the 52nd minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Theodosis Kassapis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theodosis Kassapis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carter Pomponio in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute of the match, Carter Pomponio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Theodosis Kassapis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Theodosis Kassapis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Farina in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Ianni came free, but Theodosis Kassapis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Theodosis Kassapis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Ianni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Farina came free, but Theodosis Kassapis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th match minute, Borgo Doria F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Ianni to maneuver through the defense. Claudio Malvezzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lakis Zisis in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charis Andreadakis in the 76th minute of play forced Borgo Doria F.C.'s goalkeeper Claudio Malvezzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goalkeeper Theodosis Kassapis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carter Pomponio. In the 81st match minute, Green Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lakis Zisis to maneuver through the defense. Felice Schiavo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Theodosis Kassapis made a huge save. Theodosis Kassapis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 86th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alfredo Cinalli. After 91 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Omiros Kokkosalis. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felice Schiavo got free with Theodosis Kassapis in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Borgo Doria F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.