U18 League

Nikola Mantov
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teofil Pavlovski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nikolas Kavafis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 6 played minutes GFK Osogovo got a freekick which was hit by Rastko Cuculoski. GFK Osogovo's Jakov Urgovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolas Kavafis in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Mouskhiσnas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Voulgarakis to maneuver through the defense. Telis Kousouridis made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Stamen Bejko sent off a good shot on target. In the 14th minute, Nikolas Kavafis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nace Ivanoski came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Telis Kousouridis could save by the left post. In the 23rd minute Stamen Bejko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telis Kousouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, GFK Osogovo's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolas Kavafis came free, but Jakov Urgovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mouskhiσnas's Apostolikas Rigopoulos got a free kick in the 28th minute. Telis Kousouridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slave Temelkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Telis Kousouridis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stamen Bejko in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute of the match, Vladimir Putin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Telis Kousouridis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 39 played minutes GFK Osogovo got a freekick which was hit by Teofil Pavlovski. Marko Taškov's late challenge caught a Mouskhiσnas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marko Taškov helped the player get up and apologised. Marko Taškov kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

GFK Osogovo's Jakov Urgovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolas Kavafis in the 53rd minute of play. Telis Kousouridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamen Bejko in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Mouskhiσnas's goal looked a bit too open when Stamen Bejko came free, but Telis Kousouridis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kostas Voulgarakis's late challenge caught a GFK Osogovo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kostas Voulgarakis helped the player get up and apologised. Kostas Voulgarakis kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Slave Temelkov kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. GFK Osogovo's Jakov Urgovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save GFK Osogovo from getting a goal against them. Mouskhiσnas's Telis Kousouridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stamen Bejko in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute Nace Ivanoski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telis Kousouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jakov Urgovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolas Kavafis in the 78th minute of play. Telis Kousouridis came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by GFK Osogovo's Teofil Pavlovski. But to his dismay, Teofil Pavlovski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Artan Pandilov managed to get in a good position for a shot. GFK Osogovo's supporters rose to their feet, but Artan Pandilov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Telis Kousouridis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Telis Kousouridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamen Bejko in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slave Temelkov in the 87th minute of play forced Mouskhiσnas's goalkeeper Telis Kousouridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonis Pikilidis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 90 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Antonis Pikilidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Apostolikas Rigopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mouskhiσnas's protests and gave Apostolikas Rigopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. There was no doubt that GFK Osogovo were the better team. GFK Osogovo's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.