U21 League

Stadio BoreValtesino
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) When Donyo Dragiyski came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the O.T.E 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 Donyo Dragiyski couldn't finish the play. The supporters of O.T.E booed when BRAL VAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Fasciani didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, O.T.E's Nikos Tavlaridis got a free kick in the 14th minute. Carlo Di Leonardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stamatis Bravos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. O.T.E's Markos Theodoropoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Mauro in the 20th minute of play. In the 24th match minute, O.T.E was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stamatis Bravos to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paolo Fares in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Markos Theodoropoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 29 played minutes O.T.E got a freekick which was hit by Donyo Dragiyski. After 31 minutes, Iosif Glossopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the O.T.E and the BRAL VAL players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes O.T.E got a freekick which was hit by Iosif Glossopoulos. Markos Theodoropoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Pulcini, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Paolo Fares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goalkeeper Markos Theodoropoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Pulcini. Carlo Di Leonardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamatis Bravos in the 46th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermis Panakakis in the 48th minute of play forced BRAL VAL's goalkeeper Carlo Di Leonardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 Stamatis Bravos made a kick off. Markos Theodoropoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Pulcini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Markos Theodoropoulos came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by BRAL VAL's Marco Pulcini. But to his dismay, Marco Pulcini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 62nd minute Stamatis Bravos 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. After a defensive mix-up in O.T.E's zone, Paolo Fares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Markos Theodoropoulos came out of the goal and Paolo Fares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, BRAL VAL's Paolo Fares got a free kick in the 69th minute. Alberigo Canuto kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Thodoris Karnezis charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thodoris Karnezis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, O.T.E's Thodoris Karnezis got a free kick in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, BRAL VAL's Marco Pulcini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Markos Theodoropoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Markos Theodoropoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Fares in the 79th minute of play. If Marco Pulcini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. O.T.E's Markos Theodoropoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Fares in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Thrasivoulos Stamatis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donyo Dragiyski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo Di Leonardo having to interfere. Corrado Fontana kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. BRAL VAL's Alberigo Lucidi was substituted for Corrado Fontana. Corrado Fontana kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Vaggelis Karagiozis shot from long distance in the 90th minute, but Carlo Di Leonardo was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Augusto Carafa kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The supporters of O.T.E booed when BRAL VAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Carafa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Marco Pulcini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Markos Theodoropoulos. O.T.E's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco Pulcini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the O.T.E players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for BRAL VAL.