Mompiano
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154,
Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Lazaros Theofilakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Maldini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A.C. Patagonia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Francesco Goffredo in the 4th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Alfredo De Cesaris got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-0. 4 minutes into the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Ennio Bianco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.C. Patagonia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ennio Bianco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 9th minute, Manos Taganikas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Saronida FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Arturo Maldini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 13 minutes of play, A.C. Patagonia's Arturo Maldini made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lazaros Theofilakos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lazaros Theofilakos made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Arturo Maldini sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Lazaros Theofilakos managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when A.C. Patagonia's Alfredo De Cesaris fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alfredo De Cesaris who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Lazaros Theofilakos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, A.C. Patagonia's Francesco Goffredo got a free kick in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in A.C. Patagonia's zone, Stavros Pourliotopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francesco Colasante came out of the goal and Stavros Pourliotopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfredo De Cesaris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Lazaros Theofilakos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 36 minutes, Davide Proia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.C. Patagonia and the Saronida FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Saronida FC booed when A.C. Patagonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davide Proia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francesco Colasante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasios Zotalis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Arturo Maldini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lazaros Theofilakos. Saronida FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arturo Maldini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. A collision led to A.C. Patagonia getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Emanuele Fantini hit a great ball. After 47 played minutes, Saronida FC's Vassilis Nikolaidis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francesco Colasante 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 Saronida FC reached it. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manos Taganikas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to A.C. Patagonia getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Davide Proia hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, A.C. Patagonia's Arturo Maldini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lazaros Theofilakos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 59th minute of the match A.C. Patagonia got a corner. Saronida FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Francesco Goffredo ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on A.C. Patagonia's corner Francesco Goffredo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lazaros Theofilakos quite easily take care of the ball. A.C. Patagonia's Diego Cericola pulled a muscle in his back after 60 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 61st match minute, Saronida FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manos Taganikas to maneuver through the defense. After 61 played minutes Saronida FC got a freekick which was hit by Nikos Stratos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Goffredo in the 62nd minute of play forced Saronida FC's goalkeeper Lazaros Theofilakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francesco Colasante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentinos Semeloglou, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Saronida FC's Lazaros Theofilakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Maldini in the 68th minute of play. When Ennio Bianco came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the A.C. Patagonia 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 Ennio Bianco couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Saronida FC's Kyriakos Patemtzis got a free kick in the 77th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Saronida FC's zone, Francesco Goffredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lazaros Theofilakos came out of the goal and Francesco Goffredo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 79 minutes, Vassilis Nikolaidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saronida FC and the A.C. Patagonia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vassilis Nikolaidis hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Lazaros Theofilakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Maldini, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stavros Pourliotopoulos during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Stavros Pourliotopoulos hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Arturo Maldini scored 5-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lazaros Theofilakos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of A.C. Patagonia booed when Saronida FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentinos Semeloglou didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 86 played minutes, A.C. Patagonia's Francesco Goffredo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lazaros Theofilakos 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 A.C. Patagonia reached it. After 88 minutes of play, A.C. Patagonia's Arturo Maldini made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lazaros Theofilakos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lazaros Theofilakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Maldini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A.C. Patagonia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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