U18 League

Madagascar
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Giannis Kadoglou made the kick off which started today's match. Nafiz Bytyçi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chrisostomos Benakis having to interfere. Chrisostomos Benakis was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Arbër Vangjeli. A collision led to PAOK FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Apostolis Frantzeskos hit a great ball. With a little luck, PAOK FC's Chrisostomos Benakis got control of the ball when Arbër Vangjeli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nafiz Bytyçi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Chrisostomos Benakis made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Kadoglou in the 22nd minute of play forced Leader of Lemurs's goalkeeper Zef Veliaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, PAOK FC's goalkeeper Chrisostomos Benakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santi Kuci. PAOK FC's Chrisostomos Benakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save PAOK FC from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute, Apostolis Frantzeskos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Nafiz Bytyçi made a precise shot to the right of Chrisostomos Benakis. PAOK FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 36 minutes into the game, Santi Kuci recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Chrisostomos Benakis. Santi Kuci showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eustratios Zouvelekis during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 43 played minutes PAOK FC got a freekick which was hit by Eustratios Zouvelekis. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santi Kuci to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Aris Skaboulis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zef Veliaj. That made the score 2-1 in the 52 minute of play. Chrisostomos Benakis came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Leader of Lemurs's Santi Kuci. But to his dismay, Santi Kuci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After 67 played minutes Leader of Lemurs got a freekick which was hit by Nami Bakaj. 71 minutes into the game, Leader of Lemurs's Santi Kuci nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Chrisostomos Benakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. In the 75th minute, Giannis Kadoglou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zef Veliaj was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. In the 79th minute, Nafiz Bytyçi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chrisostomos Benakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. After 85 minutes of play, Leader of Lemurs's Nafiz Bytyçi made it 6-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chrisostomos Benakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 95 played minutes Leader of Lemurs got a freekick which was hit by Besnik Selamaj. Zef Veliaj made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Giannis Kadoglou sent off a good shot on target. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Leader of Lemurs fully deserved thier win.