U23 League

Lapokhσri Stadium
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arturo Duro kicked off to start the match. Pantelis Mouratos kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Black Mount™'s Ettore Leopardi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stathis Ipsilantis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 18th minute, Ettore Leopardi made a precise shot to the right of Stathis Ipsilantis. Lapokhσri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 21 minutes into the match, Lapokhσri's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Duro came free, but Stathis Ipsilantis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stathis Ipsilantis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Leopardi in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 minutes of play, Black Mount™'s Arturo Duro made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Ipsilantis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute Alexander De Lucia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Ipsilantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arturo Duro scored 0-4 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stathis Ipsilantis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the game, Arturo Duro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Stathis Ipsilantis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 36 minutes of play, Black Mount™'s Ettore Leopardi made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Ipsilantis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 40 minutes of play, Black Mount™'s Arturo Duro made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Ipsilantis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 43 minutes into the match, Arturo Duro notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis. Stathis Ipsilantis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stathis Ipsilantis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Leopardi in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-8 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 53rd minute Alexander De Lucia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stathis Ipsilantis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stathis Ipsilantis was a little too slow when Ernesto Catapano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-9. In the 57th minute, Alexander De Lucia made a precise shot to the right of Stathis Ipsilantis. Lapokhσri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. Black Mount™'s Corrado Di Federico was substituted for Alexander De Lucia. If Zinon Pentaras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stathis Ipsilantis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Duro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arturo Duro had several of the Lapokhσri's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 69 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-11 score and a disappointed Stathis Ipsilantis as he didn't even see the shot coming. With a little luck, Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis got control of the ball when Ettore Leopardi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lapokhσri's Stathis Ipsilantis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Lapokhσri from getting a goal against them. Stathis Ipsilantis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arturo Duro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-12 in the 74 minute of play. After 78 minutes of play, Black Mount™'s Ettore Leopardi made it 0-13 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stathis Ipsilantis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stathis Ipsilantis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Duro in the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Themis Koulakidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Duro in the 89th minute of play forced Lapokhσri's goalkeeper Stathis Ipsilantis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ettore Leopardi got free with Stathis Ipsilantis in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Black Mount™'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.