U18 League

Gigi Riva
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dimitris Katsapis kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Enzo Punta hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Alexander De Palma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charis Droumalias, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, Seahawks V55's Demis Zindros got a free kick in the 16th minute. Christian Tomei recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Charilaos Iakovatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Tomei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the game, Periklis Asimakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Seahawks V55's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Verbano FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Seahawks V55's Periklis Asimakis got a free kick in the 20th minute. Concetto Basilico in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Charilaos Iakovatos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 25 minutes, Giorgos Maragopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Seahawks V55 and the Verbano FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Seahawks V55 getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Giorgos Maragopoulos hit a great ball. Alexander De Palma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sakis Kritikos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charilaos Iakovatos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Concetto Basilico in the 34th minute. Enzo Punta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Seahawks V55's Anastasios Christakos got a free kick in the 41st minute. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Concetto Basilico took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Charilaos Iakovatos to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Christian Tomei took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Charilaos Iakovatos to make any attempt to save it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dimitris Katsapis to make the kick off. Charilaos Iakovatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto Basilico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 57 minutes, Corrado Terenzi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Verbano FC and the Seahawks V55 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Seahawks V55 booed when Verbano FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Corrado Terenzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anastasios Christakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charilaos Iakovatos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Concetto Basilico, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Charilaos Iakovatos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Concetto Basilico's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. The supporters of Verbano FC booed when Seahawks V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giorgos Maragopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th match minute, Seahawks V55 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sakis Kritikos to maneuver through the defense. Sakis Kritikos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander De Palma having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Periklis Asimakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Concetto Basilico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Verbano FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Seahawks V55 for a fine match.