U18 League

Sta Dio Boscone
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Cesano Boscone's Davide Zoff 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. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cesano Boscone's goalkeeper Enrico Eleuteri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Stamatis Bravos notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cesano Boscone's Enrico Eleuteri. Enrico Eleuteri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Davide Zoffs short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Nikos Tavlaridis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 14 minutes into the match, Cesano Boscone's goal looked a bit too open when Michalis Kostetsos came free, but Enrico Eleuteri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikos Tavlaridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Cannata, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Nike Tavlaridis hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Davide Zoffs short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Nikos Tavlaridis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Florian Giocondo fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cesano Boscone's protests and gave Florian Giocondo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cesano Boscone getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Florian Giocondo hit a great ball. Stamatis Bravos hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. O.T.E's Nikos Tavlaridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Cannata in the 32nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giorgos Natsikas during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Antonio Bosco was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 41st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 42nd minute Michalis Kostetsos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrico Eleuteri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, one of O.T.E:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michalis Kostetsos to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michalis Kostetsos in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrico Eleuteri saved Cesano Boscone from getting behind. Nikos Tavlaridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Cannata, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. When Alfredo Cannata came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Cesano Boscone 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 Alfredo Cannata couldn't finish the play. Louis Mavrostomos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Cesano Boscone defense, Michalis Kostetsos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enrico Eleuteri. The Cesano Boscone fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enrico Eleuteri should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, O.T.E's Anastasios Valsamis got a free kick in the 69th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anastasios Valsamis during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michalis Kostetsos got free with Enrico Eleuteri in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cesano Boscone's Enrico Eleuteri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michalis Kostetsos in the 75th minute of play. After 78 minutes, Michalis Kostetsos made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Cesano Boscone's Enrico Eleuteri tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. During the 83rd minute of the match Anastasios Valsamis completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Anastasios Valsamis a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to O.T.E getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Anastasios Valsamis hit a great ball. Dario Oberrauch charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dario Oberrauch the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dario Oberrauch kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. If Michalis Kostetsos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched O.T.E eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.