U18 League

ERGOTELIS MARTINEGO
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xhevat Osja started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Vaggelis Tsigounakis notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Kryevidh KF's Leonard Përbindeshi. Leonard Përbindeshi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Panagiotis Kastanis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xhevat Osja, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Nikos Kontosoros's late challenge caught a Kryevidh KF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikos Kontosoros helped the player get up and apologised. Nikos Kontosoros kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Xhevat Osja notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of ERGOTELIS's Panagiotis Kastanis. Panagiotis Kastanis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikos Kontosoros got free with Leonard Përbindeshi in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 29 minutes into the game, Indrit Kasëmllari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kryevidh KF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ERGOTELIS the free kick. A collision led to Kryevidh KF getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Indrit Kasëmllari hit a great ball. The supporters of Kryevidh KF booed when ERGOTELIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sakis Sotirakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonard Përbindeshi made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Vaggelis Tsigounakis sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 41 in the game by Nikos Kontosoros from a close distance when the talented Leonard Përbindeshi managed to make a qualified save. Kryevidh KF's players were relieved. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nikos Kontosoros was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikos Kontosoros in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonard Përbindeshi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Kryevidh KF's Mirjan Sheta slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Panagiotis Kastanis. That made the score 3-2 after 59 minutes of play. Leonard Përbindeshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Kontosoros in the 63rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kryevidh KF's Altin Sejko got a free kick in the 65th minute. After 66 played minutes ERGOTELIS got a freekick which was hit by Sakis Sotirakos. In the 69th minute, Nikos Kontosoros made a precise shot to the right of Leonard Përbindeshi. Kryevidh KF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Mirjan Sheta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panagiotis Kastanis having to interfere. After 86 minutes, Vasil Mati mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kryevidh KF and the ERGOTELIS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leonard Përbindeshi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Kontosoros in the 89th minute of the match. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kryevidh KF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tasos Karypidis was slow to take the kick. During this time ERGOTELIS's players had a chance to rest. Tasos Karypidis made a great header on ERGOTELIS's corner, it was just that Kryevidh KF's Leonard Përbindeshi managed to reach the ball for a save. ERGOTELIS's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.