U23 League

OldHighbury
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The supporters of OldHighburyInvincibles booed when Toutourouki f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vrasidas Liouras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Carosella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the game, Demis Thanos threw the ball into play from the sideline. OldHighburyInvincibles's Amos Arcangeli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faris Seng in the 12th minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper Frank Di Cristofaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Faris Seng got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 14 played minutes OldHighburyInvincibles got a freekick which was hit by Amos Arcangeli. Frank Di Cristofaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vrasidas Liouras, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerasimos Kalonis during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Gerasimos Kalonis got a free kick in the 19th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Carosella in the 21st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Gerasimos Kalonis put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. Leonidas Lithopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Di Cristofaro having to interfere. Frank Di Cristofaro came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Toutourouki f.c.'s Gerasimos Kalonis. But to his dismay, Gerasimos Kalonis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 38 minutes into the match, OldHighburyInvincibles's goal looked a bit too open when Leonidas Lithopoulos came free, but Frank Di Cristofaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Di Cristofaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faris Seng, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vrasidas Liouras in the 43rd minute of play. Donato Carosella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frank Di Cristofaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vrasidas Liouras, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half Toutourouki f.c. were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donato Carosella to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Emanuele Monzeglio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Di Cristofaro was a little too slow when Gerasimos Kalonis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 0-3. Amos Arcangeli hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Faris Seng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toutourouki f.c.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Faris Seng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vrasidas Liouras took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frank Di Cristofaro. Frank Di Cristofaro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Frank Di Cristofaro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vrasidas Liouras showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 66 minute of play. In the 70th minute, Gerasimos Kalonis made a precise shot to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. OldHighburyInvincibles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. In the 73rd minute, Toutourouki f.c.'s Vrasidas Liouras ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Frank Di Cristofaro. Frank Di Cristofaro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. 78 minutes into the game, Vrasidas Liouras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Toutourouki f.c.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave OldHighburyInvincibles the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vrasidas Liouras in the 80th minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper Frank Di Cristofaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Leonidas Lithopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Di Cristofaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonidas Lithopoulos in the 83rd minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper Frank Di Cristofaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faris Seng got free with Frank Di Cristofaro in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frank Di Cristofaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vrasidas Liouras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Faris Seng didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-8 via right post in the game's 88th minute. Toutourouki f.c.'s supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! A collision led to OldHighburyInvincibles getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Armin Madonna hit a great ball. When Faris Seng came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Toutourouki f.c. 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 Faris Seng couldn't finish the play. The OldHighburyInvincibles fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Toutourouki f.c. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.