U18 League

Kyrandia Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lambros Karpodinis kicked off to start the match. If Comunardo Tartaglia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian Causio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos Kazantzis, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Kolopetinitsa's Viktoras Samios proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Kolopetinitsa from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Zola Predosa FC's Cristoforo Censi got a free kick in the 13th minute. The audience was convinced that Lambros Karpodinis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian Causio was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Florian Causio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lambros Karpodinis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florian Causio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lambros Karpodinis's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Orestis Vasilakopoulos hit a great ball. After 31 played minutes Zola Predosa FC got a freekick which was hit by Comunardo Tartaglia. Florian Causio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alkis Athanasiou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Lambros Karpodinis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Causio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 40 minutes of play, Kolopetinitsa's Lambros Karpodinis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florian Causio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Viktoras Samios was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Aurelio Ragusa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aurelio Ragusa really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aurelio Ragusa made a kick off. After 56 minutes of play, Zola Predosa FC's Aurelio Ragusa made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Viktoras Samios was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th play minute Lambros Karpodinis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Florian Causio. 2-2. Aurelio Ragusa kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. A collision led to Zola Predosa FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Comunardo Tartaglia hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Ragusa came free, but Viktoras Samios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Fabiano Spano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Viktoras Samios stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aurelio Ragusa's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Zola Predosa FC's Aurelio Ragusa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Viktoras Samios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 80th minute of the match, Alkis Athanasiou tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Florian Causio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 91 minutes into the game, Lambros Karpodinis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Florian Causio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.