U18 League

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Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Kostas Kostopoulos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Markos Miroforidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Biagio Eleuteri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Amfithea Hotspur's Kostas Kostopoulos in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rossangeles's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Amfithea Hotspur getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Alekos Kassanos hit a great ball. Giorgos Giannou kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Rossangeles's Biagio Eleuteri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Kostopoulos in the 18th minute of play. If Marinos Roussos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rossangeles's Biagio Eleuteri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chrisostomos Charoulis in the 23rd minute of play. Alekos Kassanos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Biagio Eleuteri having to interfere. After 28 played minutes Amfithea Hotspur got a freekick which was hit by Chrisostomos Charoulis. In the 32nd minute Alekos Kassanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Biagio Eleuteri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Federico Rossetti charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Federico Rossetti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rossangeles getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Federico Rossetti hit a great ball. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rossangeles! The referee gave Amfithea Hotspur a penalty, 38 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Marinos Roussos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rossangeles's Biagio Eleuteri. 0-2. If Federico Rossetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute Miltos Chatzidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Biagio Eleuteri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Rossangeles players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Amfithea Hotspur were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adriano Adriano to make the kick off. Alekos Kassanos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Biagio Eleuteri firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miltos Chatzidis in the 54th minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Biagio Eleuteri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goalkeeper Biagio Eleuteri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alekos Kassanos. Alvise Vida kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Amfithea Hotspur's Miltos Chatzidis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Biagio Eleuteri. That made the score 0-3 after 60 minutes of play. In the 64th match minute, Rossangeles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Rossetti to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Chatzidis came free, but Biagio Eleuteri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Biagio Eleuteri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alekos Kassanos in the 73rd minute of the match. Alekos Kassanos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Biagio Eleuteri made a huge save. Biagio Eleuteri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kostas Kostopoulos in the 81st minute. 82 minutes in the game, Kostas Kostopoulos fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Biagio Eleuteri having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goalkeeper Biagio Eleuteri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alekos Kassanos. After 85 played minutes Rossangeles got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Cardillo. With a little luck, Rossangeles's Biagio Eleuteri got control of the ball when Alekos Kassanos tried to sneak it across the goal line.