U21 League

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Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) A collision led to Fortaleza getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Fortunato Vettori hit a great ball. Thrasivoulos Katsiaros took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fausto Scevola. Fortaleza's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eugenio Reali hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. PicksBattle.com's Eustratios Kapetanoglou was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 10th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Thrasivoulos Katsiaros kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Louis Christou managed to get in a good position for a shot. PicksBattle.com's supporters rose to their feet, but Louis Christou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fausto Scevola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Thrasivoulos Katsiaros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fausto Scevola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustratios Kapetanoglou in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to Fortaleza getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Attilio Giacchetti hit a great ball. Fausto Scevola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themistoklis Klitorakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Fortaleza's Fausto Scevola got control of the ball when Iordanis Papaioannou tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristoforo Carlucci kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Fortaleza's Fausto Scevola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thrasivoulos Katsiaros in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to PicksBattle.com getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Thrasivoulos Katsiaros hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Fortunato Vettori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 38th minute by Iordanis Papaioannou got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Fausto Scevola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustratios Kapetanoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eustratios Kapetanoglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fausto Scevola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustratios Kapetanoglou in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eustratios Kapetanoglou to make the kick off. Fausto Scevola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustratios Kapetanoglou, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Fausto Scevola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thrasivoulos Katsiaros, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After some careless play in the Fortaleza defense, Thrasivoulos Katsiaros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fausto Scevola. The Fortaleza fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fausto Scevola should have stopped the shot. Fausto Scevola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustratios Kapetanoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Themistoklis Klitorakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PicksBattle.com fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Thrasivoulos Katsiaros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iordanis Papaioannou took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fausto Scevola. Fausto Scevola dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. If Ernesto Lavatrice had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernesto Lavatrice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernesto Lavatrice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Stefanos Topoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Scevola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thrasivoulos Katsiaros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the PicksBattle.com players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.