U18 League

EL PASO
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Nikolas Kavafis kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Savas Spetzos in the 21st minute of play forced BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Christos Kafkaletos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apostolikas Rigopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as BLACK PANTHER F.C's Christodoulos Maniatis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Telis Kousouridis. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. Christos Kafkaletos came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Mouskhiσnas's Savas Spetzos. But to his dismay, Savas Spetzos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerasimos Giannaridis got free with Telis Kousouridis in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christodoulos Maniatis in the 40th minute of play. If Savas Spetzos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Savas Spetzos was the one to do the kick off. Savas Spetzos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christos Kafkaletos having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Savas Spetzos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mouskhiσnas's supporters rose to their feet, but Savas Spetzos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christos Kafkaletos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Nikolas Kavafis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pantelis Kalenteridis charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pantelis Kalenteridis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, BLACK PANTHER F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pantelis Kalenteridis to maneuver through the defense. Christos Kafkaletos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolas Kavafis in the 69th minute of play. Nikolas Kavafis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christos Kafkaletos having to interfere. Pantelis Kalenteridis made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gerasimos Giannaridis however managed to control. Telis Kousouridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinos Basinas in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Gerasimos Giannaridis 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. Telis Kousouridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marinos Basinas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Marinos Basinas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BLACK PANTHER F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Telis Kousouridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerasimos Kamaras in the 91st minute of the match. Antonis Pikilidis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 94 minutes into the match. A collision led to Mouskhiσnas getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Antonis Pikilidis hit a great ball. There was no doubt that BLACK PANTHER F.C were the better team. BLACK PANTHER F.C's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.