U18 League

La Maremma Toscana
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bazellatin F.C.'s goalkeeper Louis Theofilopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 8 minutes into the game, Bazellatin F.C.'s Stelios Antonatos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alvaro Zaccardi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Allegretti in the 18th minute of play forced Bazellatin F.C.'s goalkeeper Louis Theofilopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stathis Rasoulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Zaccardi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Di Muzio in the 29th minute of play forced Bazellatin F.C.'s goalkeeper Louis Theofilopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thodoris Diamantidis's late challenge caught a AC Civetta Notturna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thodoris Diamantidis helped the player get up and apologised. Thodoris Diamantidis hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bazellatin F.C.'s zone, Anthony Di Muzio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Louis Theofilopoulos came out of the goal and Anthony Di Muzio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alvaro Zaccardi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stathis Rasoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stratos Savouras in the 41st minute of play forced AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Alvaro Zaccardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bazellatin F.C.'s Stathis Rasoulis got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 45th minute, Bazellatin F.C.'s Thalis Sapakis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Thalis Sapakis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bazellatin F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Thalis Sapakis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bazellatin F.C.! The referee gave AC Civetta Notturna a penalty, 48 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aldo Ruscitti, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bazellatin F.C.'s Louis Theofilopoulos. 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Domenico Allegretti made the kick off in the second half. Alvaro Zaccardi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stratos Savouras in the 57th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stratos Savouras got free with Alvaro Zaccardi in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anthony Di Muzio hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes AC Civetta Notturna got a freekick which was hit by Bianco Mattioli. Alvaro Zaccardi acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Argyris Apostolakis. Louis Theofilopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domenico Allegretti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, AC Civetta Notturna's Alvaro Zaccardi got control of the ball when Stratos Savouras tried to sneak it across the goal line. AC Civetta Notturna's Alvaro Zaccardi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save AC Civetta Notturna from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute Domenico Allegretti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Theofilopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd match minute, Bazellatin F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charalambos Anastasakos to maneuver through the defense. Aldo Ruscitti's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Louis Theofilopoulos - 2-1 was put on the score board in the 83rd minute. Stratos Savouras's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Alvaro Zaccardi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Louis Theofilopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Ruscitti in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Thymios Kominidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Louis Theofilopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aldo Ruscitti's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. AC Civetta Notturna were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bazellatin F.C. for a fine match.