U18 League

Stadio San Nicola
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristiano Gargano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bari F.C.'s Ercole Del Grosso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fokas Kontopanos in the 3rd minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando Teodori came free, but Makis Katelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Andreas Kalouptsidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ercole Del Grosso. Bari F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andreas Kalouptsidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 22nd minute, Fokas Kontopanos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ercole Del Grosso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Kalouptsidis in the 25th minute of play forced Bari F.C.'s goalkeeper Ercole Del Grosso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ercole Del Grosso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Tsaris in the 26th minute of play. Makis Katelis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrico Addari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Gargano's late challenge caught a BLACK PANTHER F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristiano Gargano helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of BLACK PANTHER F.C booed when Bari F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Gargano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute of the match Fotis Vasdekis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ercole Del Grosso skillfully saved the ball. Ercole Del Grosso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fokas Kontopanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 42nd minute, Cristiano Gargano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrico Addari in the 45th minute of play forced BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Makis Katelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

After having played for 53 minutes, Enrico Addari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bari F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Enrico Addari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ferdinando Teodori's late challenge caught a BLACK PANTHER F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinando Teodori helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute, Ferdinando Teodori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 57 minutes, Ferdinando Teodori managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bari F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferdinando Teodori was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Makis Katelis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrico Addari, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60th match minute, BLACK PANTHER F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emmanouil Pavlopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Makis Katelis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrico Addari, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Cristiano Gargano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Makis Katelis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Makis Katelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrico Addari in the 68th minute of the match. Ferdinando Bergomi lost his temper 69 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 69th minute, Ferdinando Bergomi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Bari F.C.'s zone, Periklis Kalofolias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ercole Del Grosso came out of the goal and Periklis Kalofolias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Makis Katelis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrico Addari's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Ercole Del Grosso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fokas Kontopanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Bari F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Fokas Kontopanos came free, but Ercole Del Grosso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ercole Del Grosso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andreas Kalouptsidis in the 81st minute. In the 82nd match minute, Bari F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Gargano to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 86 minutes into the game, when Emmanouil Pavlopoulos put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in BLACK PANTHER F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Bari F.C. a penalty, 88 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cristiano Gargano, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of BLACK PANTHER F.C's Makis Katelis. 2-2. Enrico Addari kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Beppe Barbato hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. BLACK PANTHER F.C were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.