U21 League

Cacciola
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Panagiotis Ikonomou kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Lapokhσri's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Minicucci came free, but Stathis Ipsilantis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes of play, Cacciola's Frank Cavallo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Ipsilantis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luiz Fabiano Vieira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Ikonomou in the 9th minute of the match. Stathis Ipsilantis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Cavallo, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. With a little luck, Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis got control of the ball when Dennis Mannucci tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frank Cavallo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Stathis Ipsilantis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stathis Ipsilantis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Achille Scacchi in the 26th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Cacciola's Achille Scacchi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stathis Ipsilantis. That made the score 3-0 after 28 minutes of play. After 31 played minutes Lapokhσri got a freekick which was hit by Paraskevas Theofilopoulos. A collision led to Lapokhσri getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Iosif Ntounias hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panagiotis Ikonomou in the 39th minute of play forced Cacciola's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Cacciola's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Ikonomou came free, but Luiz Fabiano Vieira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Lapokhσri from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Cacciola's Stathis Ipsilantis threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Achille Scacchi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Cavallo to make the kick off. Achille Scacchi hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 53rd minute of the match Eleftherios Prittas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luiz Fabiano Vieira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Stathis Ipsilantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Cavallo in the 56th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Lapokhσri's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Mannucci came free, but Stathis Ipsilantis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lapokhσri were furious when Nikos Alexiou was red carded, 63 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Achille Scacchi hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Stathis Ipsilantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achille Scacchi in the 71st minute of play. Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Cavallo in the 73rd minute of play. Stathis Ipsilantis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernesto Minicucci went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Luiz Fabiano Vieira made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Zinon Pentaras sent off a good shot on target. Frank Cavallo took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stathis Ipsilantis. Stathis Ipsilantis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. 87 minutes into the game, Achille Scacchi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Stathis Ipsilantis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 94 minutes of play, Cacciola's Carlo Del Giudice made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Ipsilantis was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Cacciola players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.