U18 League

Moirai
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, 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. Ile Manojlovski started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ile Manojlovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iordanis Batsidis was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. After 9 played minutes Red Bull Club got a freekick which was hit by Ile Manojlovski. Red Bull Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Giotis Tsalikis scored to the left of an out of position Robert Manevski, making the score, 1-0. After having played for 15 minutes, Skender Partenijev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Bull Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Skender Partenijev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 19 minutes into the game, Ile Manojlovski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Iordanis Batsidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bojan Daev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Red Bull Club getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Nace Bardhi hit a great ball. Robert Manevski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giotis Tsalikis in the 30th minute. The audience was convinced that Bojan Daev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iordanis Batsidis was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 34th minute, Charis Chaniotakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iordanis Batsidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ile Manojlovski in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Alketas Papantoniou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nace Bardhi to maneuver through the defense. Robert Manevski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Wachira Waaddegaard. Giotis Tsalikis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Robert Manevski came out and tried to block the shot, but Giotis Tsalikis slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 45th minute. Robert Manevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wachira Waaddegaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giotis Tsalikis to make the kick off. Iordanis Batsidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atanas Živkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Pyrgetos FC booed when Red Bull Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Djordje Apostolov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th match minute, Pyrgetos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wachira Waaddegaard to maneuver through the defense. Red Bull Club's Bojan Daev got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ile Manojlovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iordanis Batsidis was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. If Skender Partenijev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Atanas Živkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Atanas Živkov in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iordanis Batsidis saved Pyrgetos FC from getting behind. Robert Manevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giotis Tsalikis in the 81st minute of play. Ile Manojlovski scored 2-3 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iordanis Batsidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Robert Manevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giotis Tsalikis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Red Bull Club played a much better game than Pyrgetos FC and deserved their victory. The Pyrgetos FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.