U18 League

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Timos Santorineos kicked off to start the match. If Alberto Luciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anthony Cerasoli charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthony Cerasoli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th match minute, Eurospeed Asti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthony Cerasoli to maneuver through the defense. Kyriakos Sarantos kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Stergios Rodopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabio Anzolin's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. TZITZIFIES's Stergios Rodopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Morini in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Kyriakos Sarantos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stergios Rodopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabio Anzolin's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. In the 33rd minute, Fabio Anzolin 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. Alkaios Nikolaou hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Fabio Anzolin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Stergios Rodopoulos made a huge save. When Alberto Luciano came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Eurospeed Asti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Luciano couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the TZITZIFIES defense, Fabio Anzolin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stergios Rodopoulos. The TZITZIFIES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stergios Rodopoulos should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabio Anzolin made a kick off. If Florian Morini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Paschalis Tsakiroglou fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TZITZIFIES's protests and gave Paschalis Tsakiroglou a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Eurospeed Asti booed when TZITZIFIES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timos Santorineos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute Eurospeed Asti were awarded a corner. Alberto Luciano went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Eurospeed Asti's Alberto Luciano to fire away a dangerous shot which Stergios Rodopoulos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 65th minute Alberto Luciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stergios Rodopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute Florian Morini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stergios Rodopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panagiotis Athanasiadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stergios Rodopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Anzolin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Eurospeed Asti's Alex Ucci got control of the ball when Paschalis Tsakiroglou tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Eurospeed Asti fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Eurospeed Asti's Fabio Anzolin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Stergios Rodopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stergios Rodopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Luciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kyriakos Sarantos's late challenge caught a Eurospeed Asti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kyriakos Sarantos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Eurospeed Asti booed when TZITZIFIES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kyriakos Sarantos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eurospeed Asti's Alberto Luciano got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Giorgos Kaldelis's late challenge caught a Eurospeed Asti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giorgos Kaldelis helped the player get up and apologised. Giorgos Kaldelis kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Alberto Luciano 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. A collision led to TZITZIFIES getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Kyriakos Sarantos hit a great ball. When Fabio Anzolin came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Eurospeed Asti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fabio Anzolin couldn't finish the play. Eurospeed Asti's Fabio Anzolin got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Eurospeed Asti had played much better football throughout.