U18 League

Verteboϊga Stadium
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Tonin Hasa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alkaios Kalfopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hajredin Muça in the 3rd minute of play. If Aggelos Labrakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, Eagle FC's goal looked a bit too open when Errikos Ntougeroglou came free, but Lilo Gjondeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ's Alkaios Kalfopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolin Sukaj in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ booed when Eagle FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikolin Sukaj didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute, Tonin Hasa 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. Eagle FC's Lilo Gjondeda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Eagle FC from getting a goal against them. Alkaios Kalfopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Llesh Kapllani in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alexis Gelis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lilo Gjondeda was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. The supporters of ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ booed when Eagle FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikolin Sukaj didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Eagle FC's Lilo Gjondeda got control of the ball when Antonis Sapounopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alkaios Kalfopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Llesh Kapllani, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonis Sapounopoulos to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Eleftherios Zabetas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eagle FC the free kick. A collision led to ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Eleftherios Zabetas hit a great ball. After 52nd play minutes Tonin Hasa shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Alkaios Kalfopoulos and just under the crossbar into goal. Lilo Gjondeda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonis Sapounopoulos in the 59th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Eagle FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aggelos Labrakis came free, but Lilo Gjondeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Tonin Hasa got a free kick in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aggelos Labrakis in the 72nd minute of play forced Eagle FC's goalkeeper Lilo Gjondeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the game, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ's Alexis Gelis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lilo Gjondeda made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After recieving a nice pass, Eagle FC's Nikolin Sukaj tried to score from far away in the 77th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Alkaios Kalfopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enkel Pasko, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Isak Haklaj was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, one of Eagle FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Eagle FC. For all the effort they put into the match, the Eagle FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΙΛΑΝΟΥ.