U18 League

Stadio Viola Sensi
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anfilogino Zico made the kick off which started today's match. If Christodoulos Symeonas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anfilogino Zico charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anfilogino Zico the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th minute, Anfilogino Zico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christodoulos Symeonas in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciro Del Vecchio saved Villa Gordiani from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Christodoulos Symeonas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Del Vecchio was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After 13 minutes Villa Gordiani's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonis Petridis who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Antonis Petridis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christodoulos Symeonas in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciro Del Vecchio saved Villa Gordiani from getting behind. When Green Horses's Christodoulos Symeonas in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Villa Gordiani's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Zico in the 20th minute of play forced Green Horses's goalkeeper Errikos Gerokostas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonis Petridis hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's Concetto Trombatore broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 23rd minute Antonis Petridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Del Vecchio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christodoulos Symeonas in the 24th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Christodoulos Symeonas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Del Vecchio was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Aldo Salemme was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 28th minute. Villa Gordiani's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The supporters of Green Horses booed when Villa Gordiani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Concetto Trombatore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Errikos Gerokostas made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Concetto Trombatore sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Christodoulos Symeonas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Del Vecchio was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. When Green Horses's Christodoulos Symeonas in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Villa Gordiani's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christodoulos Symeonas in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciro Del Vecchio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ermis Ntaliardos hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christodoulos Symeonas was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Christodoulos Symeonas made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 56th minute, Ferruccio Prandini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonis Petridis, 56 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 60th match minute, Green Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christos Velis to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Christos Velis hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Anfilogino Zico managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villa Gordiani's supporters rose to their feet, but Anfilogino Zico was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Errikos Gerokostas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciro Del Vecchio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avraam Liakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The supporters of Villa Gordiani booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Themos Louboutis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Del Vecchio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christodoulos Symeonas in the 74th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Christodoulos Symeonas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Del Vecchio was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 79th minute, Green Horses's Ermis Ntaliardos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ciro Del Vecchio. Ciro Del Vecchio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christodoulos Symeonas in the 83rd minute of play forced Villa Gordiani's goalkeeper Ciro Del Vecchio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Antonis Petridis hit a great ball. The Villa Gordiani supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Green Horses's performance. The match ended with a win for Green Horses.