U21 League

Tserna-Reka-V55
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Louis Makris made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Sotiriadis in the 2nd minute of play forced RO Army V55's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Achilleas Karaflas took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Helmuth Duckadam. Helmuth Duckadam dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 6 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Periklis Dentsas came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Louis Makris left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RO Army V55 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 14th minute, Daniel Prodan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute of the match Nikos Markopoulos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Helmuth Duckadam skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Louis Makris got free with Giorgos Kavouras in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Giorgos Kavouras made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Thomas Grigoratos sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to RO Army V55 getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Pavlos Pantelakis hit a great ball. In the 30th minute, Renos Stefanou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Periklis Dentsas in the 31st minute of play forced RO Army V55's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Periklis Dentsas in the 31st minute of play. Giorgos Kavouras made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Grigoratos in the 34th minute. Thomas Grigoratos in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Giorgos Kavouras, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 40th minute Renos Stefanou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgos Kavouras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

53 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Achilleas Karaflas. When Ntinos Kyzeridis came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Trifillia.FC 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 Ntinos Kyzeridis couldn't finish the play. In the 56th match minute, Trifillia.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonis Meintanis to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 61 minutes, Fanis Katsiaounis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RO Army V55's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fanis Katsiaounis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. RO Army V55's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Markos Sotiriadis scored to the left of an out of position Helmuth Duckadam, making the score, 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Markos Sotiriadis got free with Helmuth Duckadam in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Markos Sotiriadis hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Helmuth Duckadam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thodoris Mavromatakis in the 79th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thomas Grigoratos during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Giorgos Kavouras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Makris in the 81st minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fanis Katsiaounis came free, but Giorgos Kavouras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Pavlos Pantelakis had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. 85 minutes into the game, Thodoris Mavromatakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trifillia.FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RO Army V55 the free kick. RO Army V55's Vaggelis Zimaras was substituted for Pavlos Pantelakis. In the 87th minute, Thodoris Mavromatakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of RO Army V55 booed when Trifillia.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thodoris Mavromatakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 97th minute, Thomas Kourmoulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Trifillia.FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.