U18 League

Arνlla
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tasos Kavvadias took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dimosthenis Mallios made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Panagiotis Mitsibonas sent off a good shot on target. Tasos Kavvadias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Dimosthenis Mallios made a huge save. 7 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's goal looked a bit too open when Sakis Korakis came free, but Dimosthenis Mallios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β booed when Drafi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonis Skatzos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Thanos Bakirtzis came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thanos Bakirtzis couldn't finish the play. In the 17th minute Ntinos Ioannidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimosthenis Mallios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Ntinos Ioannidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Iordanis Tsakiroglou fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's protests and gave Iordanis Tsakiroglou a yellow card for diving instead. Iordanis Tsakiroglou hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Babbis Petroutsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prodromos Karalis in the 24th minute of the match. Babbis Petroutsos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Perakoglou in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Drafi's goal looked a bit too open when Paris Georgatos came free, but Babbis Petroutsos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's goal looked a bit too open when Sakis Korakis came free, but Dimosthenis Mallios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stelios Stathakos hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aris Kontogiannopoulos in the 40th minute of play forced Drafi's goalkeeper Babbis Petroutsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akis Charalambidis hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's goalkeeper Dimosthenis Mallios had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tasos Kavvadias. Christos Charalambakis hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th match minute, Drafi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akis Charalambidis to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paris Georgatos to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Giorgos Sokolatopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 53 played minutes, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's Thanos Bakirtzis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Babbis Petroutsos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β reached it. Dimosthenis Mallios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ntinos Ioannidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 55 played minutes ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β got a freekick which was hit by Christos Charalambakis. Babbis Petroutsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Perakoglou in the 58th minute of the match. Drafi's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Aris Kontogiannopoulos scored to the left of an out of position Babbis Petroutsos, making the score, 0-1. Ntinos Ioannidis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Drafi's goalkeeper Babbis Petroutsos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paris Georgatos. Dimosthenis Mallios showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tasos Kavvadias in the 76th minute of the match. Drafi were furious when Argyris Ntounias was red carded, 78 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Babbis Petroutsos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 91st minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. After having played for 96 minutes, Christos Charalambakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christos Charalambakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Β's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.