U23 League

Anoeta
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giorgos Dogramadzhiev started the match with the kick off. TZITZIFIES's Giorgos Nifitsas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Libertad Sarmiento in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by TZITZIFIES's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hubert Jouniaux was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Sociedad's players had a chance to rest. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Vicente Millano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience was convinced that Libertad Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giorgos Nifitsas was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Sauveur Lisundia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Dogramadzhiev in the 14th minute of the match. Real Sociedad's Libertad Sarmiento got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Libertad Sarmiento took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Giorgos Nifitsas to make any attempt to save it. In the 25th match minute, Real Sociedad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaël Janssens to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Real Sociedad defense, Tolis Stergiotis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sauveur Lisundia. The Real Sociedad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sauveur Lisundia should have stopped the shot. In the 34th minute, Libertad Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Sociedad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Real Sociedad's attentive Gaël Janssens managed to snatch the ball when Iosif Protopapadakis made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. 42 minutes into the match, Real Sociedad's goal looked a bit too open when Tolis Stergiotis came free, but Sauveur Lisundia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Libertad Sarmiento in the 46th minute of play forced TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Giorgos Nifitsas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Vicente Millano made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Real Sociedad got a freekick which was hit by Frédéric Pantel. 66 minutes into the match, Real Sociedad's Libertad Sarmiento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giorgos Nifitsas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Giorgos Nifitsas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Libertad Sarmiento in the 74th minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Libertad Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Sociedad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. After 76 minutes, Tolis Stergiotis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TZITZIFIES and the Real Sociedad players grew even worse after the yellow card. TZITZIFIES's Giorgos Nifitsas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Libertad Sarmiento in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th match minute, TZITZIFIES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iosif Protopapadakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Giorgos Nifitsas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Real Sociedad's Sauveur Lisundia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tolis Stergiotis in the 82nd minute of play. Giorgos Nifitsas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Libertad Sarmiento in the 83rd minute of the match. After 88 played minutes TZITZIFIES got a freekick which was hit by Tolis Stergiotis. The Real Sociedad players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.