U18 League

Turf Moor
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Savas Spetzos made the kick off which started today's match. Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Mouskhiσnas from getting a goal against them. 5 minutes into the game, Anthony Pietrantoni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Telis Kousouridis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dave Falcioni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Voulgarakis in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Burnley FC's Aurelio Belardi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Telis Kousouridis. Telis Kousouridis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. After 14 played minutes Mouskhiσnas got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Voulgarakis. In the last second Telis Kousouridis throw himself and got hold of the ball when Anthony Pietrantoni in the 15thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Telis Kousouridis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aurelio Belardi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 20 minute of play. Aurelio Belardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dave Falcioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Savas Spetzos, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After 34 played minutes Burnley FC got a freekick which was hit by Donato Porcu. 34 minutes into the match, Burnley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Salonikis came free, but Dave Falcioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Mouskhiσnas defense, Anthony Pietrantoni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Telis Kousouridis. The Mouskhiσnas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Telis Kousouridis should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Burnley FC defense, Kostas Voulgarakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dave Falcioni. The Burnley FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dave Falcioni should have stopped the shot. 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 4-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anthony Pietrantoni made a kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Mouskhiσnas's Savas Spetzos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dave Falcioni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. Telis Kousouridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Pietrantoni in the 60th minute of the match. Telis Kousouridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthony Pietrantoni in the 62nd minute of play. Dave Falcioni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolas Kavafis in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 67thth minute of the game Anthony Pietrantoni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Telis Kousouridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Pietrantoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Dave Falcioni made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Savas Spetzos sent off a good shot on target. Dave Falcioni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Voulgarakis in the 74th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Nikolas Kavafis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dave Falcioni. The goal made the score 4-4. 93 minutes into the match, Savas Spetzos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dave Falcioni. Burnley FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Savas Spetzos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-5.