U21 League

Shame on you Europe
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandros Vikelidis got the match started through his kick off. Dimitris Kapopoulos in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Carlo Di Leonardo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Carlo Di Leonardo made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Apostolikas Giannaros sent off a good shot on target. Carlo Di Leonardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandros Vikelidis in the 12th minute of the match. Marco Pulcini hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Carlo Di Leonardo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandros Vikelidis's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Alexandros Vikelidis scored 1-0 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlo Di Leonardo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexandros Vikelidis in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlo Di Leonardo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlo Di Leonardo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandros Vikelidis's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandros Vikelidis in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlo Di Leonardo saved BRAL VAL from getting behind. Apostolikas Giannaros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo Di Leonardo having to interfere. If Augusto Carafa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Apostolikas Giannaros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sheriff fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After some careless play in the BRAL VAL defense, Alexandros Vikelidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlo Di Leonardo. The BRAL VAL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlo Di Leonardo should have stopped the shot. In the 48th minute, Sheriff's Alexandros Vikelidis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paolo Fares made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Alexandros Vikelidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlo Di Leonardo was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. The Sheriff fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Sheriff's Alexandros Vikelidis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 62nd minute Dimitris Kapopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlo Di Leonardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alexandros Vikelidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlo Di Leonardo was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Apostolikas Giannaros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Carlo Di Leonardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Vikelidis in the 69th minute of play forced BRAL VAL's goalkeeper Carlo Di Leonardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Alexandros Vikelidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlo Di Leonardo was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Alexandros Vikelidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlo Di Leonardo was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. BRAL VAL's Carlo Di Leonardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostolikas Giannaros in the 78th minute of play. In the 78th match minute, BRAL VAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberigo Lucidi to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Dimitris Kapopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlo Di Leonardo was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. 86 minutes into the match, BRAL VAL's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandros Vikelidis came free, but Carlo Di Leonardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alexandros Vikelidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlo Di Leonardo was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. In the 91stth minute of the game Alexandros Vikelidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BRAL VAL's Carlo Di Leonardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 92 minutes into the match, BRAL VAL's goal looked a bit too open when Apostolikas Giannaros came free, but Carlo Di Leonardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute Apostolikas Giannaros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlo Di Leonardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 98 minutes into the match, Alexandros Vikelidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlo Di Leonardo. BRAL VAL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandros Vikelidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Sheriff's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.