U18 League

Punk Fathers Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Omiros Kanonopoulos kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Fabio Anzolin sped through Punk Fathers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Giannis Zacharakos. In the 14thth minute of the game Fabio Anzolin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Punk Fathers's Giannis Zacharakos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Ksiros came free, but Alex Ucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 played minutes Punk Fathers got a freekick which was hit by Stamatis Paboulis. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabio Anzolin in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giannis Zacharakos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Punk Fathers getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Thodoris Mallous hit a great ball. When Fabio Anzolin came up free with the goalie in the 32nd 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. Viktoras Kaiafas'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. Viktoras Kaiafas helped the player get up and apologised. Giannis Zacharakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Anzolin, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Florian Morini's late challenge caught a Punk Fathers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florian Morini helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, Florian Morini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

Giannis Zacharakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Morini, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabio Anzolin in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giannis Zacharakos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabio Anzolin in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giannis Zacharakos saved Punk Fathers from getting behind. In the 57th minute, Stamatis Paboulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florian Morini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Eurospeed Asti's Fabio Anzolin in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Punk Fathers's goalie prevented a goal. If Florian Morini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Eurospeed Asti's Fabio Anzolin in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Punk Fathers's goalie prevented a goal. If Omiros Kanonopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabio Anzolin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giannis Zacharakos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. If Alvise Caporale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giannis Zacharakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Luciano in the 77th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudio Pollastrini during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Claudio Pollastrini kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Omiros Kanonopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Alex Ucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thodoris Mallous kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Omiros Kanonopoulos 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. Fedele Menichini charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fedele Menichini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Eurospeed Asti getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Fedele Menichini hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Eurospeed Asti had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.