U21 League

Alopecia Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anfilogino Vani took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Sheriff booed when I ritirandi di Canaus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carmine Bonanni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cosimo Serra struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Manos Melogiannis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for I ritirandi di Canaus. In the 13th minute Anfilogino Vani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manos Melogiannis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manos Melogiannis came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by I ritirandi di Canaus's Anfilogino Vani. But to his dismay, Anfilogino Vani quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 20th minute, Dino De Gregorio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Manos Melogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anfilogino Vani, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 22 minutes Sheriff's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cosimo Serra who took care of the corner kick. Anfilogino Vani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Manos Melogiannis made a huge save. 32 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's Anfilogino Vani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manos Melogiannis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manos Melogiannis was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Anfilogino Vani capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anfilogino Vani really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 35th minute, Carmine Bonanni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sheriff's goalkeeper Manos Melogiannis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amola Patacca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Anfilogino Vani came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the I ritirandi di Canaus 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 Anfilogino Vani couldn't finish the play. After 47th play minutes Anthony De Angelis shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Manos Melogiannis and just under the crossbar into goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Dimitris Kapopoulos made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Vani in the 52nd minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Manos Melogiannis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's goal looked a bit too open when Alkis Bletsas came free, but Daniele Raniolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of I ritirandi di Canaus booed when Sheriff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefanos Vrettos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosimo Serra in the 61st minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Manos Melogiannis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, I ritirandi di Canaus's Anthony De Angelis got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 67th match minute, Sheriff was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniil Masourakis to maneuver through the defense. If Cosimo Serra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniele Raniolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Kapopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Vani in the 81st minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Manos Melogiannis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, I ritirandi di Canaus's Anthony De Angelis got a free kick in the 87th minute. The supporters of I ritirandi di Canaus booed when Sheriff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apostolikas Giannaros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manos Melogiannis came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by I ritirandi di Canaus's Anfilogino Vani. But to his dismay, Anfilogino Vani quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sheriff players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for I ritirandi di Canaus.