U18 League

Bakaliarιοka
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sakis Maistros got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Anzolin in the 9th minute of play forced Bakaliarιοka BC's goalkeeper Panagiotis Vaggelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Emilio Anzolin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filippo Diana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sakis Maistros, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vassilis Roussopoulos in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filippo Diana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Li Archibugieri's Filippo Diana got control of the ball when Vassilis Roussopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 32nd minute Emilio Anzolin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Vaggelis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panagiotis Vaggelis came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Li Archibugieri's Armin Banana. But to his dismay, Armin Banana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Panagiotis Vaggelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Anzolin in the 39th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, Frank Bani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Li Archibugieri's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bakaliarιοka BC the free kick. After the first half Li Archibugieri were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emilio Anzolin to make the kick off. Panagiotis Vaggelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo Sammartano in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th match minute, Bakaliarιοka BC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Nestorakos to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Li Archibugieri's Florian De Amicis got a free kick in the 57th minute. After having played for 58 minutes, Sakis Maistros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bakaliarιοka BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sakis Maistros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Li Archibugieri's Filippo Diana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakis Maistros in the 60th minute of play. Panagiotis Vaggelis was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Emilio Anzolin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emilio Anzolin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. 68 minutes into the game, Li Archibugieri's Emilio Anzolin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Panagiotis Vaggelis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. In the 78th minute Sakis Maistros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filippo Diana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Sammartano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Panagiotis Vaggelis made a huge save. Sakis Maistros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilio Anzolin got free with Panagiotis Vaggelis in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 92 minutes into the game, when Christos Triantis put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Bakaliarιοka BC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Christos Triantis hit a great ball.