U18 League

Nikola Mantov
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 6th minute Thanasis Papaspyrou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakov Urgovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Valerios Souliotis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jakov Urgovski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 16th minute Lakis Panoulias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakov Urgovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Thanasis Papaspyrou notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of GFK Osogovo's Jakov Urgovski. Jakov Urgovski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 22 played minutes GFK Osogovo got a freekick which was hit by Marko Taškov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanasis Papaspyrou in the 26th minute of play forced GFK Osogovo's goalkeeper Jakov Urgovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PAOK B's Michalis Valeras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stamen Bejko in the 28th minute of play. The supporters of PAOK B booed when GFK Osogovo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stamen Bejko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jakov Urgovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valerios Souliotis in the 33rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the GFK Osogovo defense, Thanasis Papaspyrou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jakov Urgovski. The GFK Osogovo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jakov Urgovski should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Chatziioannou Farmakopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. PAOK B's supporters rose to their feet, but Chatziioannou Farmakopoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jakov Urgovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 39 minutes into the game, Thanasis Papaspyrou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Jakov Urgovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jakov Urgovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charilaos Pagalos in the 45th minute of play. PAOK B's defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when Nace Ivanoski scored to the left of an out of position Michalis Valeras, making the score, 2-4. PAOK B made a substitution. Thymios Chatziiakovou replaced Chatziioannou Farmakopoulos. After the first half PAOK B were leading 2-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thanasis Papaspyrou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Michalis Valeras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nace Ivanoski in the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Valerios Souliotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakov Urgovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, GFK Osogovo's goal looked a bit too open when Valerios Souliotis came free, but Jakov Urgovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of PAOK B booed when GFK Osogovo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dušan Davidovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. PAOK B's Giotis Koutsoudakis was substituted for Thodoris Vangelis. Dušan Davidovski hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 74th match minute, GFK Osogovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stamen Bejko to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, GFK Osogovo's Jakov Urgovski got control of the ball when Thymios Chatziiakovou tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jakov Urgovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thanasis Papaspyrou in the 78th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valerios Souliotis in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jakov Urgovski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 79 minutes, Valerios Souliotis made it 2-5 with a short kick to the right side. GFK Osogovo's Jakov Urgovski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Jakov Urgovski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 91 minutes into the match, GFK Osogovo's goalkeeper Jakov Urgovski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thanasis Papaspyrou. After 94 played minutes GFK Osogovo got a freekick which was hit by Marko Taškov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thanasis Papaspyrou got free with Jakov Urgovski in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 100th minute, Marko Taškov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PAOK B's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.