U23 League

Mikrá Sánta Stadium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stergios Veggos got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Alberto Diana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dionysis Naskos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 5 minutes into the match, Alessandro Checchia notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Mikrá Sánta's Dionysis Naskos. Dionysis Naskos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 9th minute, Alberto Diana made a precise shot to the right of Dionysis Naskos. Mikrá Sánta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Dionysis Naskos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Diana went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. A collision led to Mikrá Sánta getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Stergios Veggos hit a great ball. In the 20th minute of the match Cristiano Falone sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dionysis Naskos skillfully saved the ball. Alberto Diana took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dionysis Naskos. Dionysis Naskos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Dionysis Naskos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Garofalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 32nd minute, Alberto Diana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dionysis Naskos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. Dionysis Naskos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Checchia, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Dionysis Naskos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Diana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Alessandro Checchia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dionysis Naskos. Mikrá Sánta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alessandro Checchia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-9 lead.

Acilia Town's Felice Burgnich was substituted for Aldo De Cesaris. In the 55th minute, Armando Villa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Acilia Town fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. With a little luck, Mikrá Sánta's Dionysis Naskos got control of the ball when Alberto Diana tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mikrá Sánta's Dionysis Naskos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Mikrá Sánta from getting a goal against them. In the 61st play minute Armando Villa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dionysis Naskos. 0-11. Dionysis Naskos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alessandro Checchia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-12 in the 67 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Checchia in the 71st minute of play forced Mikrá Sánta's goalkeeper Dionysis Naskos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dionysis Naskos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Garofalo in the 75th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the game, Makis Zintanopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mikrá Sánta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Acilia Town the free kick. A collision led to Mikrá Sánta getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Makis Zintanopoulos hit a great ball. Alessandro Checchia scored 0-13 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dionysis Naskos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Mikrá Sánta's Dionysis Naskos got control of the ball when Alberto Diana tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Diana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Dionysis Naskos made a huge save. In the 89th minute, Alessandro Checchia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Acilia Town fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-15. Armando Villa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Dionysis Naskos made a huge save. Acilia Town played a much better game than Mikrá Sánta and deserved their victory. The Mikrá Sánta players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.