U18 League

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Sporting Club Sicilia's Flavio Scrima 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. The supporters of MICE F.C. booed when Sporting Club Sicilia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Comunardo Faieta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marios Lebesis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Angelo Gizzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gianluca Scamacca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gianluca Scamacca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flavio Scrima in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Omiros Bakogiannopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gianluca Scamacca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of MICE F.C. booed when Sporting Club Sicilia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armin Polo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tasos Tsirigopoulos got free with Angelo Gizzi in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Armando Falcioni came free, but Omiros Bakogiannopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simos Ntougeroglou's late challenge caught a Sporting Club Sicilia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simos Ntougeroglou helped the player get up and apologised. Simos Ntougeroglou kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. With 24 minutes on the clock, Vaggelis Bistis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in MICE F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! In the 32nd minute, Menios Stelakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Sporting Club Sicilia booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marios Lebesis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 36 minutes, Armando Falcioni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Club Sicilia and the MICE F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gianluca Scamacca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Theodosis Theodorakoglou to make the kick off. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 51st minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. With his leg Omiros Bakogiannopoulos managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Sporting Club Sicilia's Gianluca Scamacca fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gianluca Scamaccas short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Omiros Bakogiannopoulos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, MICE F.C.'s Theodosis Theodorakoglou got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute, Flavio Scrima 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 0-4. Flavio Scrima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Omiros Bakogiannopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Falcioni. Flavio Scrima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Sporting Club Sicilia getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Comunardo Faieta hit a great ball. Gianluca Scamacca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Omiros Bakogiannopoulos made a huge save. In the 84th minute, MICE F.C.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gianluca Scamacca fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Armando Falcioni was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 88 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Scrima came free, but Omiros Bakogiannopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to MICE F.C. getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Stamatis Nosis hit a great ball. After having played for 96 minutes, Flavio Scrima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Club Sicilia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavio Scrima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The MICE F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sporting Club Sicilia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.