U18 League

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tasos Tsirigopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vaggelis Bistis hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Tasos Tsirigopoulos took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bianco Roberto. Bianco Roberto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 9th match minute, I ritirandi di Canaus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Tagliente to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Alvise Testi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When I ritirandi di Canaus's Biagio Dorigatti in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MICE F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. 15 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Bianco Roberto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tasos Tsirigopoulos. In the 16th match minute, MICE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marios Lebesis to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the game, Menios Stelakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MICE F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave I ritirandi di Canaus the free kick. The supporters of I ritirandi di Canaus booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Menios Stelakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Biagio Dorigatti, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Alvise Testi's late challenge caught a MICE F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvise Testi helped the player get up and apologised. Alvise Testi kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Theodosis Theodorakoglou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Bianco Roberto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Tagliente in the 31st minute of the match. After 31 played minutes MICE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Menios Stelakis. Bianco Roberto made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Tasos Tsirigopoulos sent off a good shot on target. Marios Lebesis charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marios Lebesis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marios Lebesis hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. If Biagio Dorigatti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, MICE F.C.'s Vaggelis Bistis got a free kick in the 40th minute. 45 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Bianco Roberto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tasos Tsirigopoulos. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biagio Dorigatti in the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Biagio Dorigatti made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Biagio Dorigatti got a very nice opportunity to score, but Omiros Bakogiannopoulos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Marios Lebesis kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Dorigatti in the 57th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Menios Stelakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Andrea Tagliente 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. Fulvio Loiacono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Dorigatti in the 69th minute of play. Marios Lebesis kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Emanuele Guerini took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Omiros Bakogiannopoulos. MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Biagio Dorigattis short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Omiros Bakogiannopoulos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Biagio Dorigatti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Omiros Bakogiannopoulos made a huge save. Bianco Roberto came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by MICE F.C.'s Tasos Tsirigopoulos. But to his dismay, Tasos Tsirigopoulos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Biagio Dorigatti took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Omiros Bakogiannopoulos. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. In the 86th minute, Andrea Tagliente reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Omiros Bakogiannopoulos. The goal made the score 4-3. 92 minutes into the match, Theodosis Theodorakoglou notched a goal, 5-3, to the right of I ritirandi di Canaus's Bianco Roberto. Bianco Roberto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrea Tagliente in the 95th minute. MICE F.C.'s Omiros Bakogiannopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulvio Loiacono in the 97th minute of play. I ritirandi di Canaus's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.