U18 League

Dhafnokhorion
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alvise Monti started the match with the kick off. When Zurlo Team's Anselmo Cirigliano in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Amfithea Hotspur's goalie prevented a goal. Babbis Theocharis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Cirigliano in the 7th minute of play. Enzo Altobelli's late challenge caught a Amfithea Hotspur's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enzo Altobelli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th match minute, Zurlo Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Altobelli to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Marinos Roussos in the 11th minute really tested Demetrio Crosta's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Demetrio Crosta made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Kostas Kostopoulos sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Anselmo Cirigliano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Babbis Theocharis was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kostas Kostopoulos got free with Demetrio Crosta in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kostas Kostopoulos scored 1-0 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Demetrio Crosta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kostas Kostopoulos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Demetrio Crosta firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 27th minute, Alekos Lineos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Amfithea Hotspur's Alekos Kassanos in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zurlo Team's goalie prevented a goal. Demetrio Crosta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alekos Kassanos in the 36th minute. Eraldo Galante charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eraldo Galante the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th match minute, Zurlo Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eraldo Galante to maneuver through the defense. Babbis Theocharis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvise Monti in the 44th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kostas Kostopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The Zurlo Team fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Zurlo Team's Anselmo Cirigliano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Anselmo Cirigliano did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Babbis Theocharis 61 minutes into the match. Markos Miroforidis struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Demetrio Crosta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Amfithea Hotspur. 68 minutes into the game, Anselmo Cirigliano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Babbis Theocharis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Demetrio Crosta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chrisostomos Charoulis went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Eraldo Galante in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Babbis Theocharis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Demetrio Crosta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Kostopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eraldo Galante hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The supporters of Amfithea Hotspur booed when Zurlo Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eraldo Galante didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alekos Kassanos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zurlo Team's Demetrio Crosta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Miroforidis in the 89th minute of play. When Amfithea Hotspur's Kostas Kostopoulos in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zurlo Team's goalie prevented a goal. 95 minutes into the match, Zurlo Team's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Kostopoulos came free, but Demetrio Crosta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zurlo Team's Demetrio Crosta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alekos Kassanos in the 97th minute of play.