U18 League

ULTRAS
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Vakoufi Utd's Stavros Kopidakis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Panos Valassoglou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vakoufi Utd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.S.C. NAPOLI the free kick. 14 minutes into the game, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Armando Barone nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giannis Peronosporopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Spyros Symeonakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giorgos Kanakakis might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carter Di Nino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giorgos Kanakakis ran back to his position shaking his head. Spyros Symeonakos scored 1-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carter Di Nino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Vakoufi Utd's Giannis Peronosporopoulos got control of the ball when Armando Barone tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Barone to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Andreas Mantarinopoulos got a free kick in the 51st minute. A collision led to Vakoufi Utd getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Veniamin Koulouris hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Iordanis Prionas got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Armando Barone hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Armando Barone shot from long distance after 58 played minutes, a shot that Giannis Peronosporopoulos with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. In the 66th match minute, Vakoufi Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panos Valassoglou to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the game, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Armando Barone nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giannis Peronosporopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Panos Valassoglou got a free kick in the 74th minute. Giannis Peronosporopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Barone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 played minutes S.S.C. NAPOLI got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Furino. Anselmo Costantino hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Felicetti in the 83rd minute of play forced Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Giannis Peronosporopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domenico Evangelista during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 86 played minutes S.S.C. NAPOLI got a freekick which was hit by Domenico Evangelista. A collision led to Vakoufi Utd getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Stavros Kopidakis hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Barone came free, but Giannis Peronosporopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Vakoufi Utd players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for S.S.C. NAPOLI.