U21 League

Tsαrisi
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dario Colecchia started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Eugenios Labrakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tsαrisi FC were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Charis Ntentas took the corner. Tsαrisi FC's Stratos Loubakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano Romano in the 8th minute of play. If Paris Klanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute Eugenios Labrakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paris Klanakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carter Costa having to interfere. After some careless play in the Tsαrisi FC defense, Fabiano Romano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stratos Loubakis. The Tsαrisi FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stratos Loubakis should have stopped the shot. In the 21st minute Fabiano Romano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stratos Loubakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Eugenios Labrakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stratos Loubakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Romano in the 24th minute of play. Eugenios Labrakos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carter Costa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Tsαrisi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Felice Cameli came free, but Stratos Loubakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Lenzima Juniors MZ™ booed when Tsαrisi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugenios Labrakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute, Dario Colecchia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stratos Loubakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 35 minutes into the match, Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s goalkeeper Carter Costa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paris Klanakis. If Paris Klanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stratos Loubakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Cameli in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felice Cameli in the 43rd minute of play forced Tsαrisi FC's goalkeeper Stratos Loubakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the game, Fabiano Romano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Stratos Loubakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eugenios Labrakos to make the kick off. In the 51st minute of the match Charis Ntentas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carter Costa skillfully saved the ball. Stratos Loubakis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dario Colecchia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 53 minute of play. In the 57th minute Paris Klanakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Lenzima Juniors MZ™ booed when Tsαrisi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charis Ntentas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s Dino Cesareo got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Dino Cesareo fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s protests and gave Dino Cesareo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, Lenzima Juniors MZ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Cesareo to maneuver through the defense. Stratos Loubakis made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Felice Cameli sent off a good shot on target. In the 66th minute Dario Colecchia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stratos Loubakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paris Asimopoulos hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68th match minute, Lenzima Juniors MZ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrico Croce to maneuver through the defense. Charis Ntentas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carter Costa. Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s Carter Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paris Klanakis in the 73rd minute of play. The supporters of Lenzima Juniors MZ™ booed when Tsαrisi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paris Asimopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Dario Colecchia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tsαrisi FC's Stratos Loubakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Tsαrisi FC from getting a goal against them. Paris Klanakis struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Carter Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tsαrisi FC. Stratos Loubakis came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s Felice Cameli. But to his dismay, Felice Cameli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Stratos Loubakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Bulla, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Bulla got free with Stratos Loubakis in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felice Cameli received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stratos Loubakis came out and tried to block the shot, but Felice Cameli slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 93rd minute. Stratos Loubakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Bulla in the 96th minute. Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.