U18 League

stadio damari
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amerigo Salvagnin started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manolis Papalexiou in the 2nd minute of play forced UNLIMITED's goalkeeper Eraldo Lepre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Babbis Zervoudakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eraldo Lepre narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fondas Balouris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Sampo's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Florian Buffone was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UNLIMITED's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ the free kick. The supporters of ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ booed when UNLIMITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Buffone didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Christoforos Venetidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cosimo Renzetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Fondas Balouris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, UNLIMITED's goal looked a bit too open when Spyros Kotsopoulos came free, but Eraldo Lepre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manolis Papalexiou hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Alvaro Sampo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UNLIMITED fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Manolis Papalexiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute of the match Manolis Papalexiou sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eraldo Lepre skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Amerigo Salvagnin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fondas Balouris was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Spyros Kotsopoulos during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 39 played minutes ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ got a freekick which was hit by Spyros Kotsopoulos. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Babbis Zervoudakis to make the kick off. Amerigo Salvagnin kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 2-1 became the score in the 53rd minute when Christoforos Venetidis elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armando Ceresoli during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in UNLIMITED fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! A collision led to UNLIMITED getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Cosimo Renzetti hit a great ball. After 81 minutes, Alvaro Sampo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UNLIMITED and the ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, UNLIMITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Sampo to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Dimosthenis Antonopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's supporters rose to their feet, but Dimosthenis Antonopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eraldo Lepre breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94th minute, Amerigo Salvagnin 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.