U18 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Nontas Gittas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of PicksBattle.com booed when GREEK ARMY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markos Triantafyllou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tilemachos Emmanouilidis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vaios Bougatsakis's late challenge caught a GREEK ARMY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vaios Bougatsakis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 8th match minute, PicksBattle.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaios Bougatsakis to maneuver through the defense. Alkis Kalaboukas was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Nontas Gittas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nontas Gittas really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Tasos Bakasetas kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Nontas Gittas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Alkis Kalaboukas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to GREEK ARMY getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Thodoris Borbokis hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Panos Athanasiadis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 36th minute, Stathis Mousikos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tasos Bakasetas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Panos Athanasiadis in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefanos Topoudis saved PicksBattle.com from getting behind.

The wind increased when Panos Athanasiadis made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, PicksBattle.com's Nontas Gittas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alkis Kalaboukas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. GREEK ARMY were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after PicksBattle.com's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nestoras Lazopoulos took the corner. When Nontas Gittas came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the PicksBattle.com 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 Nontas Gittas couldn't finish the play. A collision led to GREEK ARMY getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Nikos Lazaridis hit a great ball. Vaios Bougatsakis hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68th match minute, GREEK ARMY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thodoris Borbokis to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute, Theofanis Mouratis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 74 minutes, Markos Triantafyllou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GREEK ARMY and the PicksBattle.com players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GREEK ARMY! A collision led to PicksBattle.com getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Stathis Mousikos hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nontas Gittas in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkis Kalaboukas saved GREEK ARMY from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Nontas Gittas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkis Kalaboukas was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. In the 98th minute, Nontas Gittas made a precise shot to the right of Alkis Kalaboukas. GREEK ARMY's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PicksBattle.com had won after a very even match.