U18 League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Theocharis Louverdis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Iordanis Batsidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Panos Chiotis in the 4th minute. With a little luck, Pyrgetos FC's Iordanis Batsidis got control of the ball when Panos Chiotis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iordanis Batsidis came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by INTER's Anthimos Pagitis. But to his dismay, Anthimos Pagitis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 20thth minute of the game Diogenis Kostiadis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but INTER's Panagiotis Dentsas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alketas Papantoniou hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogenis Kostiadis in the 34th minute of play forced INTER's goalkeeper Panagiotis Dentsas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Diogenis Kostiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Dentsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Martines was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 41 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the game, one of INTER:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Panagiotis Dentsas had in the 43rdth minute some difficulties stopping Alketas Papantoniou's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Alketas Papantoniou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panagiotis Dentsas. INTER's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alketas Papantoniou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2.

56 minutes into the game, Diogenis Kostiadis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Panagiotis Dentsas. Diogenis Kostiadis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. INTER's Panagiotis Dentsas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogenis Kostiadis in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, INTER's goalkeeper Panagiotis Dentsas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giotis Tsalikis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theocharis Louverdis in the 64th minute of play forced Pyrgetos FC's goalkeeper Iordanis Batsidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pyrgetos FC's zone, Theocharis Louverdis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iordanis Batsidis came out of the goal and Theocharis Louverdis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 71st minute, Giotis Tsalikis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Panagiotis Dentsas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 75th minute Charis Chaniotakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Dentsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 76 minutes of play, Pyrgetos FC's Diogenis Kostiadis made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panagiotis Dentsas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 79th minute Diogenis Kostiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Dentsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, INTER's Panagiotis Dentsas got control of the ball when Giotis Tsalikis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 83rd minute Giotis Tsalikis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panagiotis Dentsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giotis Tsalikis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Panagiotis Dentsas firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Pyrgetos FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Paris Kaloxilos hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Panos Chiotis in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iordanis Batsidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 92 minutes into the game, Notis Karagoutis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Panagiotis Dentsas. Notis Karagoutis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Giotis Tsalikis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Panagiotis Dentsas. That made the score 1-7 in the 96 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Pyrgetos FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.