U18 League

Karaiskakis Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kostas Tziolas started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Theofilos Touboulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anastasios Zotalis, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 5 minutes into the game, Spyros Fotakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olympiacos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saronida FC the free kick. Spyros Fotakis hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Savas Drougas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, one of Olympiacos FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Olympiacos FC. Anastasios Zotalis placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 16 minutes into the game, Saronida FC's Theagenis Batzis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fondas Kalantas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After having played for 19 minutes, Kostas Tziolas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympiacos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kostas Tziolas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fondas Kalantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Psaridis in the 23rd minute of play. Lazaros Theofilakos made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Kostas Tziolas sent off a good shot on target. Fondas Kalantas came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Saronida FC's Giannis Psaridis. But to his dismay, Giannis Psaridis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kostas Tziolas got free with Lazaros Theofilakos in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lazaros Theofilakos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kostas Tziolas in the 31st minute. Lazaros Theofilakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Tziolas in the 35th minute of play. Thanos Kotridis hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Kostas Tziolas in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lazaros Theofilakos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nikos Stratos kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After the first half Saronida FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Lazaros Theofilakos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexis Dellios went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Fondas Kalantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Psaridis in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Psaridis in the 57th minute of play forced Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Fondas Kalantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Lazaros Tsakrilis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Anastasios Zotalis sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Olympiacos FC's Fondas Kalantas didn't even have to move. Thanos Kotridis struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Lazaros Theofilakos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Olympiacos FC. Theagenis Batzis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Fondas Kalantas made a huge save. Vassilis Nikolaidis hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Anastasios Zotalis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 74 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Savas Drougas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lazaros Theofilakos was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. After 85 played minutes Olympiacos FC got a freekick which was hit by Viktoras Papoutsatos. 86 minutes into the match, Olympiacos FC's goalkeeper Fondas Kalantas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kyriakos Patemtzis. Olympiacos FC's Savas Drougas got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 89th minute Kostas Tziolas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lazaros Theofilakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Olympiacos FC's Alexis Dellios got a free kick in the 91st minute. The supporters of Olympiacos FC booed when Saronida FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giannis Psaridis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Saronida FC's Nikos Stratos got a free kick in the 97th minute. Theofilos Touboulis shot from long distance after 98 played minutes, a shot that Lazaros Theofilakos with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.