U23 League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Demis Laggizos took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Filippos Koutsokefalakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. GREEN LIONS's supporters rose to their feet, but Filippos Koutsokefalakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Camillo Nanni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to GREEN LIONS getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Gerasimos Vasilarakos hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the game, Filippos Kopelis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Camillo Nanni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Demis Laggizoss short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Camillo Nanni to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Camillo Nanni was a little too slow when Filippos Kopelis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 2-0. When Bianco Ferrara came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Cesano Boscone 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 Bianco Ferrara couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, GREEN LIONS's Filippos Kopelis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. In the 27th match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippos Koutsokefalakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th match minute, Cesano Boscone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Achille Scafati to maneuver through the defense. Camillo Nanni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippos Kopelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bianco Ferrara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaggelis Pantelidis having to interfere. A collision led to GREEN LIONS getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Gerasimos Vasilarakos hit a great ball. After 40 played minutes Demis Laggizos rounded Cesano Boscone's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-0. 44 minutes into the game, Bianco Ferrara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cesano Boscone's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GREEN LIONS the free kick. Bianco Ferrara kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bianco Ferrara to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Eraldo Locatelli came free, but Vaggelis Pantelidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vaggelis Pantelidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eraldo Locatelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Bianco Ferrara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cesano Boscone's supporters rose to their feet, but Bianco Ferrara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vaggelis Pantelidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Eraldo Locatelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, GREEN LIONS's Vaggelis Pantelidis got control of the ball when Bianco Ferrara tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Bianco Ferrara kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vaggelis Pantelidis. That made the score 4-1 in the 70 minute of play. In the 77th minute, Demis Laggizos made a precise shot to the right of Camillo Nanni. Cesano Boscone's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. After 80 minutes, Demis Laggizos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GREEN LIONS and the Cesano Boscone players grew even worse after the yellow card. Demis Laggizos hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Fedele Toninelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filippos Kopelis scored 6-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Camillo Nanni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 90th minute, Demis Laggizos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GREEN LIONS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. The supporters of Cesano Boscone booed when GREEN LIONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sokratis Orfanopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. GREEN LIONS walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.