U21 League

De Sanctis Montenero
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexander De Lucia kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute of the match, Arturo Duro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ntinos Balouris was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 9th minute, Kuddusî Müftüoğlu 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. Ntinos Balouris was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Arturo Duro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arturo Duro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Anfilogino Di Martino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kuddusî Müftüoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the game, INTERISTAS's Kuddusî Müftüoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anfilogino Di Martino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Black Mount™'s zone, Adriano Imperatore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anfilogino Di Martino came out of the goal and Adriano Imperatore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. INTERISTAS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Arturo Duro scored to the left of an out of position Ntinos Balouris, making the score, 3-2. When Arturo Duro came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Black Mount™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arturo Duro couldn't finish the play. Ntinos Balouris was a little too slow when Alexander De Lucia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 5-2. Adriano Imperatore scored 5-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anfilogino Di Martino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the INTERISTAS defense, Arturo Duro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ntinos Balouris. The INTERISTAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ntinos Balouris should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-3 at half-time.

The wind increased when Adriano Imperatore made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Black Mount™'s zone, Adriano Imperatore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anfilogino Di Martino came out of the goal and Adriano Imperatore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Anfilogino Di Martino successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ntinos Balouris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander De Lucia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, INTERISTAS's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Duro came free, but Ntinos Balouris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anfilogino Di Martino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kuddusî Müftüoğlu in the 59th minute of the match. INTERISTAS's Ntinos Balouris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander De Lucia in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute Arturo Duro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ntinos Balouris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, INTERISTAS's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander De Lucia came free, but Ntinos Balouris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to INTERISTAS getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Argyris Mousios hit a great ball. Ntinos Balouris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Leopardi in the 78th minute of the match. Ntinos Balouris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Leopardi in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th minute Alexander De Lucia clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thanos Ioannou during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanos Ioannou kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. When Alexander Mariano came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Black Mount™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alexander Mariano couldn't finish the play. INTERISTAS's Ntinos Balouris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Duro in the 84th minute of play. After some careless play in the INTERISTAS defense, Arturo Duro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ntinos Balouris. The INTERISTAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ntinos Balouris should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute Ettore Leopardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ntinos Balouris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Carter Stefano notched a goal, 9-3, to the right of INTERISTAS's Ntinos Balouris. Ntinos Balouris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. INTERISTAS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.