League

Leningrad
Spectators: 8417 (Terracing: 6313, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Flavien Pirat took the kick off in the first half of the match. Czeslaw Drugi hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Límnos BC's Makis Tavanopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 10 minutes, Ciriaco Piarres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Internationale's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciriaco Piarres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valery Grau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Manolis Konstantinou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teo Otsoko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavien Pirat in the 19th minute of play. Internationale's Teo Otsoko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Manciulescu in the 20th minute of play. Internationale's Teo Otsoko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolas Topalidis in the 26th minute of play. Manolis Konstantinou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valery Grau in the 27th minute. 34 minutes into the game, Límnos BC's Benedykt Topolski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teo Otsoko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A collision led to Límnos BC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Benedykt Topolski hit a great ball. After 43 minutes, Notis Karakasis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Límnos BC and the Internationale players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Límnos BC's Notis Karakasis got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Internationale's Christos Theodorakos got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 47 minutes, Benedykt Topolski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Límnos BC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benedykt Topolski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Internationale players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Límnos BC were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Czeslaw Drugi made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Internationale's zone, Cristian Manciulescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teo Otsoko came out of the goal and Cristian Manciulescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Czeslaw Drugi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Manolis Konstantinou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Czeslaw Drugi struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Manolis Konstantinou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Internationale. Teo Otsoko made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Flavien Pirat sent off a good shot on target. Manolis Konstantinou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Drugi, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After 71 played minutes, Internationale's Christos Theodorakos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Manolis Konstantinou came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Internationale reached it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christos Theodorakos during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 77 minutes of play, Internationale's Czeslaw Drugi made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manolis Konstantinou was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Límnos BC's Vaggelis Votsis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Teo Otsoko. That made the score 1-4 after 82 minutes of play. In the 86th minute, Nikolas Topalidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Límnos BC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. After 89 played minutes Límnos BC got a freekick which was hit by Makis Tavanopoulos. When the match was over Límnos BC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Internationale throughout the match.