U23 League

Sconvols Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Notis Papoutsidis kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Sconvols United booed when TZITZIFIES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Notis Papoutsidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute, Notis Papoutsidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TZITZIFIES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of Sconvols United booed when TZITZIFIES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Notis Papoutsidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Biagio Tarantini came free, but Evaggelos Kostantelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Notis Papoutsidis in the 9th minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Angelo Di Salvatore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Di Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Notis Papoutsidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12thth minute of the game Notis Papoutsidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sconvols United's Angelo Di Salvatore was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Angelo Di Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoros Argyrakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelo Di Salvatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoros Argyrakos in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Notis Papoutsidis in the 27th minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Angelo Di Salvatore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Notis Papoutsidis in the 32nd minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Angelo Di Salvatore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evaggelos Kostantelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Biagio Tarantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 39th minute, Notis Papoutsidis made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Di Salvatore. Sconvols United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. If Enzo Andreassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half TZITZIFIES were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Biagio Tarantini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Evaggelos Kostantelos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enzo Andreassi's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the game, one of TZITZIFIES:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a rather tough play, Sconvols United's Cesare De Lorenzi got a free kick in the 59th minute. TZITZIFIES's Kostas Papadogiannis got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of TZITZIFIES booed when Sconvols United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Faria didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute Notis Papoutsidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Di Salvatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 played minutes Sconvols United got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Faria. In the 76th minute Notis Papoutsidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Di Salvatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Sconvols United defense, Charilaos Kyriakou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Di Salvatore. The Sconvols United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Di Salvatore should have stopped the shot. Francesco Bevilacqua scored 2-4 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Evaggelos Kostantelos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 95 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Biagio Tarantini came free, but Evaggelos Kostantelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sconvols United's Angelo Di Salvatore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Notis Papoutsidis in the 98th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. TZITZIFIES had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.