U18 League

Kavala
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Stratos Alexatos made the kick off and thus started the match. After 5 minutes of play, NK BRONZIN's Frano Udovčić made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alkis Kalaboukas was left in no man's land by his defense there! The NK BRONZIN fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when NK BRONZIN's Frano Udovčić 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. The audience was convinced that Frano Udovčić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkis Kalaboukas was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frano Udovčić in the 17th minute of play forced GREEK ARMY's goalkeeper Alkis Kalaboukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Valerios Tsibos fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GREEK ARMY's protests and gave Valerios Tsibos a yellow card for diving instead. After 23 played minutes GREEK ARMY got a freekick which was hit by Valerios Tsibos. Alkis Kalaboukas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gvozden Maljković in the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Nikos Lazaridis got a free kick in the 26th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Gvozden Maljković managed to get in a good position for a shot. NK BRONZIN's supporters rose to their feet, but Gvozden Maljković was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alkis Kalaboukas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Frano Udovčić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkis Kalaboukas was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Gvozden Maljković's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkis Kalaboukas was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When NK BRONZIN's Gvozden Maljković in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GREEK ARMY's goalie prevented a goal. GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gvozden Maljković in the 39th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Manos Konstantakos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Goran Mahalec. That made the score 1-3 in the 42 minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 51 minutes, Ilias Soulios mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GREEK ARMY and the NK BRONZIN players grew even worse after the yellow card. Manos Konstantakos kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Manos Konstantakos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 56th minute, Tvrtko Vidulić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gvozden Maljković in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkis Kalaboukas saved GREEK ARMY from getting behind. With a little luck, GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas got control of the ball when Frano Udovčić tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alkis Kalaboukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gvozden Maljković in the 64th minute of play. Alkis Kalaboukas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frano Udovčić in the 67th minute. After 70 minutes of play, GREEK ARMY's Stratos Alexatos made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Goran Mahalec was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Manos Konstantakos got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, Frano Udovčić got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 83rd match minute, GREEK ARMY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manos Konstantakos to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Gvozden Maljković left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NK BRONZIN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. 91 minutes into the game, Manos Konstantakos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GREEK ARMY's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NK BRONZIN the free kick. Gvozden Maljković scored 2-5 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alkis Kalaboukas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Zrinko Crnojević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.