U18 League

Kavala
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tasos Bakasetas made the kick off which started today's match. Nikos Lazaridis hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Fortunato Anastasi'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. Fortunato Anastasi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Thodoris Borbokis got a free kick in the 19th minute. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Garofoli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkis Kalaboukas was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Francesco Giorgi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Alkis Kalaboukas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Bernardo Garofoli put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alkis Kalaboukas. Thanks to some nice moves Tasos Bakasetas could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Adriano Causio however easily saved by the left post. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Garofoli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alkis Kalaboukas was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. When Talenti Roma Calcio's Bernardo Garofoli in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GREEK ARMY's goalie prevented a goal. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by GREEK ARMY's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emilio Raiola was slow to take the kick. During this time Talenti Roma Calcio's players had a chance to rest. When Tasos Bakasetas fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GREEK ARMY's protests and gave Tasos Bakasetas a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, GREEK ARMY's Tasos Bakasetas got a free kick in the 37th minute. Alkis Kalaboukas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Garofoli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alkis Kalaboukas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernardo Garofoli went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Carlo Musso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Alkis Kalaboukas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Talenti Roma Calcio's Dario Orioli was substituted for Amedeo Epifani. After the first half Talenti Roma Calcio were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardo Garofoli to make the kick off. Akis Kousas's late challenge caught a Talenti Roma Calcio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Akis Kousas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th match minute, GREEK ARMY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akis Kousas to maneuver through the defense. GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save GREEK ARMY from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the match, GREEK ARMY's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Garofoli came free, but Alkis Kalaboukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 minutes, Emilio Raiola mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Talenti Roma Calcio and the GREEK ARMY players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Emilio Raiola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, GREEK ARMY's Alkis Kalaboukas got control of the ball when Bernardo Garofoli tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute, Bernardo Garofoli 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Bernardo Garofoli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Talenti Roma Calcio's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardo Garofoli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alkis Kalaboukas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alkis Kalaboukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Garofoli in the 76th minute of play. Alkis Kalaboukas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardo Garofoli in the 78th minute. Ercole Pacella charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ercole Pacella the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 81 played minutes Talenti Roma Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Ercole Pacella. In the 85th minute, Talenti Roma Calcio's Carlo Musso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. In the 88th match minute, GREEK ARMY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valerios Tsibos to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Alkis Kalaboukas managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Talenti Roma Calcio's Bernardo Garofoli fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Valerios Tsibos kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Alkis Kalaboukas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Garofoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. Talenti Roma Calcio's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.